Re: [Elecraft] ARRL Reports Ducie Operator's K3 Comments

2008-02-29 Thread Dave Andrus
Time to go big time with an offshore production line!? Maybe Yaesu/ Motorola will subcontract it for them! I'm kidding...just kidding...;-) 73, Dave K7DAA http://www.k7daa.com On Feb 29, 2008, at 11:54 AM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: The quickly-becoming-famous quote by the Ducie Dxpedition

Re: [Elecraft] ARRL Reports Ducie Operator's K3 Comments

2008-02-29 Thread Bill W5WVO
I would be very surprised if outsourcing manufacturing has NOT been thought about and discussed behind closed doors. How could you not at least think about that with production being as backlogged as it is? I wouldn't expect to see this any time soon, because it would take many, many months to

Re: [Elecraft] ARRL Reports Ducie Operator's K3 Comments

2008-02-29 Thread S Sacco
I wonder what they could sell a K3 out for if it was made in China? $1,200? I have no knowledge of manufacturing, but, judging from the fact that everything else is made over there, I wouldn't be surprised. 73, Steve NN4X On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 7:56 PM, Bill W5WVO [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I

Re: [SPAM] Re: [Elecraft] ARRL Reports Ducie Operator's K3 Comments

2008-02-29 Thread Thom LaCosta
On Fri, 29 Feb 2008, S Sacco wrote: I wonder what they could sell a K3 out for if it was made in China? $1,200? I have no knowledge of manufacturing, but, judging from the fact that everything else is made over there, I wouldn't be surprised. I don't think they would want to risk quality

Re: [Elecraft] ARRL Reports Ducie Operator's K3 Comments

2008-02-29 Thread Bill W5WVO
Phil Debbie Salas wrote: So you'd save on labor, but then you would pay import duties. Bottom line - I bet there would not be that much of a savings. Yeah, I wasn't thinking about cost savings so much as I was thinking about production capacity and turn time following a change (or

RE: [Elecraft] ARRL Reports Ducie Operator's K3 Comments

2008-02-29 Thread Brett Howard
. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill W5WVO Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 4:57 PM To: Dave Andrus; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] ARRL Reports Ducie Operator's K3 Comments I would be very surprised if outsourcing manufacturing