Don - K2PMC wrote:
> > On Page 86 of the February QST Yaesu Has announced performance enhancements > for their very expensive FTDX9000. I am sure that the DX9000 owners are > thrilled to know they are about to receive major mods free of charge. I > wonder if Elecraft's rapid response with upgrades and bug fixes had anything > to do with this? I'll bet Yaesu owners would love to have the problem you > describe. I suspect it has more to do with not wanting third parties coming up with "fixes" for design flaws in their flagship HF transceivers anymore, ala FT-1000D/MP/MP MkV roofing filters and key click mods. I'll bet Inrad has made a mint on the FT-1000 roofing filter kits. Could also be people who spent $12K on a rig get a little upset when it doesn't perform as well as one which cost 1/3 that amount. There's no doubt in my mind that Yaesu wouldn't be doing this if it weren't for the K3 and Flex5K. > This is a hobby for us, and a great one, but for Eric and Wayne and all the > others, it is not only a hobby but a business. I've been the head of a > large corporation and the last thing I would do is provide my competition > with a road map of where I plan to go and when I plan to get there. EXACTLY!! It might make a few on the reflector feel good but would be giving away a serious business advantage. When your competitors are bigger, with bigger R+D resources, it would be foolish to tell them where you're going, how you're going to get there, and when you expect to arrive. -- R. Kevin Stover, ACØH ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
