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If there's one thing this "pandemic" has taught me.....Buy American!
So glad I invested in the K-Line several years ago. Larry, KN8N ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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You do realize that for every k-Line component you buy, you are pay a Chinese worker a few dollars a eeek to manufacture the ic’s, transistors, resistors, capacitors, and other parts that get assembled in good ol’ USA.
Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On May 3, 2020, at 9:14 AM, Larry Boekeloo <[hidden email]> wrote: > > If there's one thing this "pandemic" has taught me.....Buy American! > > So glad I invested in the K-Line several years ago. > > Larry, KN8N > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Wages not that low in China anymore.
73 Josh W6XU Sent from my mobile device > On May 3, 2020, at 11:24 AM, Nr4c <[hidden email]> wrote: > > You do realize that for every k-Line component you buy, you are pay a Chinese worker a few dollars a eeek to manufacture the ic’s, transistors, resistors, capacitors, and other parts that get assembled in good ol’ USA. > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Josh Fiden wrote
> Wages not that low in China anymore. > > 73 > Josh W6XU > > Sent from my mobile device > >> On May 3, 2020, at 11:24 AM, Nr4c < > nr4c@ > > wrote: >> >> You do realize that for every k-Line component you buy, you are pay a >> Chinese worker a few dollars a eeek to manufacture the ic’s, transistors, >> resistors, capacitors, and other parts that get assembled in good ol’ >> USA. I think Bill’s point (at least I read it that way) is that we have a global economy. Most electronic components are made in China or places other than the US. Elecraft products are assembled in the US for sure, but “made in the US”, no. ----- St. Louis, MO "The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits." Albert Einstein -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email]
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Depends on the parts. The largest parts you see are indeed made in the US - these being the sheet metal, push buttons and many other components.
Global economy? Yes. Is the entire box made from components coming from outside the US? Definitely not. And I am 100% sure that the radios and devices are designed here by great engineers. Essentially, we have the best of the entire world at play here, in products being used the world over. And that is pretty cool! 73! Jack, W6FB > On May 3, 2020, at 12:10 PM, W0FK <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Josh Fiden wrote >> Wages not that low in China anymore. >> >> 73 >> Josh W6XU >> >> Sent from my mobile device >> >>> On May 3, 2020, at 11:24 AM, Nr4c < > >> nr4c@ > >> > wrote: >>> >>> You do realize that for every k-Line component you buy, you are pay a >>> Chinese worker a few dollars a eeek to manufacture the ic’s, transistors, >>> resistors, capacitors, and other parts that get assembled in good ol’ >>> USA. > > I think Bill’s point (at least I read it that way) is that we have a global > economy. Most electronic components are made in China or places other than > the US. Elecraft products are assembled in the US for sure, but “made in the > US”, no. > > > > > ----- > St. Louis, MO > > "The difference between stupidity and genius is that > genius has its limits." Albert Einstein > > > -- > Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Hi Group:
If nothing else, the COVID-19 virus demonstrates that we live in a global civilization. And, the Chinese manufacturers will build to whatever quality level you specify. You can have cheap stuff or high quality products or components.A lot of today's smart phones (like the iPhone) are built in China. Wages may be lower in China as compared to the USA, but they aren't pennies to the dollar. More like dimes to the dollar. CNBC said that in 2015, factory workers earned an average of 3.60 per hour. And, it's common for workers to be paid monthly, with extra pay for overtime, or piece work. There's no question, however, that those lower wages draw companies to contract with Chinese companies. 73 de RayK2ULRKX3 #211 -----Original Message----- From: Josh Fiden <[hidden email]> To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> Sent: Sun, May 3, 2020 2:59 pm Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Coronavirus Wages not that low in China anymore. 73 Josh W6XU Sent from my mobile device > On May 3, 2020, at 11:24 AM, Nr4c <[hidden email]> wrote: > > You do realize that for every k-Line component you buy, you are pay a Chinese worker a few dollars a eeek to manufacture the ic’s, transistors, resistors, capacitors, and other parts that get assembled in good ol’ USA. > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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One of the big post-Covid changes will be a big drawing back on
freewheeling and vulnerable global supply chains— I am all for that when I take my blood pressure pill every morning. On Sun, May 3, 2020 at 14:26 Raymond Sills via Elecraft < [hidden email]> wrote: > Hi Group: > If nothing else, the COVID-19 virus demonstrates that we live in a global > civilization. And, the Chinese manufacturers will build to whatever > quality level you specify. You can have cheap stuff or high quality > products or components.A lot of today's smart phones (like the iPhone) are > built in China. > Wages may be lower in China as compared to the USA, but they aren't > pennies to the dollar. More like dimes to the dollar. CNBC said that in > 2015, factory workers earned an average of 3.60 per hour. And, it's common > for workers to be paid monthly, with extra pay for overtime, or piece work. > There's no question, however, that those lower wages draw companies to > contract with Chinese companies. > > 73 de RayK2ULRKX3 #211 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Josh Fiden <[hidden email]> > To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> > Sent: Sun, May 3, 2020 2:59 pm > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Coronavirus > > Wages not that low in China anymore. > > 73 > Josh W6XU > > Sent from my mobile device > > > On May 3, 2020, at 11:24 AM, Nr4c <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > > You do realize that for every k-Line component you buy, you are pay a > Chinese worker a few dollars a eeek to manufacture the ic’s, transistors, > resistors, capacitors, and other parts that get assembled in good ol’ USA. > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] -- 73 de Ted Edwards, W3TB and GØPWW and thinking about operating CW: "Do today what others won't, so you can do tomorrow what others can't." ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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