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[ray.fallen]

"Marketing gimmicks and flash don't impress me. Minor improvements and
repackaging/repainting and increasing the price substantially doesn't
impress me.  Exciting new products do. I believe a lot of folks share this
view."

Ummm...the price didn't change.  What actually happened is that Wayne and
Eric and the boys added significant
improvements to their core product AND didn't leave those that brought them
to the dance holding their schmekels.

For example...the new KSYNTH3A wasn't a "minor improvement"...it was a game
changer.
But don't take my word for it...God knows I'm not too bright.  Just take a
look at Rob Sherwood's analysis.

You want "exciting new products"...which are generally the same old stuff
in shiny, much more expensive, new boxes?
Go to Ken-Yae-Com...and bring your credit card.

I believe a lot more folks share my view.

Which probably explains why Elecraft can sell their hats and Yaesu has to
give theirs away.  :)

Oh crap, I just re-opened another can of worms.

73, Ray - ND8L
K3 #6503
KPA500 #1907
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What?  I got a free hat with my K3...
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On Mon, 2015-05-18 at 07:44 -0400, Ray Fallen wrote:

> "Marketing gimmicks and flash don't impress me. Minor improvements and
> repackaging/repainting and increasing the price substantially doesn't
> impress me.  Exciting new products do. I believe a lot of folks share this
> view."
>
> Ummm...the price didn't change.  What actually happened is that Wayne and
> Eric and the boys added significant
> improvements to their core product AND didn't leave those that brought them
> to the dance holding their schmekels.
>
> For example...the new KSYNTH3A wasn't a "minor improvement"...it was a game
> changer.
> But don't take my word for it...God knows I'm not too bright.  Just take a
> look at Rob Sherwood's analysis.
>
> You want "exciting new products"...which are generally the same old stuff
> in shiny, much more expensive, new boxes?
> Go to Ken-Yae-Com...and bring your credit card.
>
> I believe a lot more folks share my view.
>
> Which probably explains why Elecraft can sell their hats and Yaesu has to
> give theirs away.  :)
>
> Oh crap, I just re-opened another can of worms.
>
> 73, Ray - ND8L
> K3 #6503
> KPA500 #1907
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[Richard Gillingham]

What?!  I didn’t!!   WAAA-a-a-a-ah-h-h-..

Never mind.


Anyhow, I thought Yaesu meant “Free Hat” in Japanese…

😊




73

W1RG



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What?  I got a free hat with my K3...
--
Thanks and 73's,
For equipment, and software setups and reviews see:
www.nk7z.net
for MixW support see;
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info
for Dopplergram information see:
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info
for MM-SSTV see:
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info


On Mon, 2015-05-18 at 07:44 -0400, Ray Fallen wrote:

> "Marketing gimmicks and flash don't impress me. Minor improvements and
> repackaging/repainting and increasing the price substantially doesn't
> impress me.  Exciting new products do. I believe a lot of folks share this
> view."
>
> Ummm...the price didn't change.  What actually happened is that Wayne and
> Eric and the boys added significant
> improvements to their core product AND didn't leave those that brought them
> to the dance holding their schmekels.
>
> For example...the new KSYNTH3A wasn't a "minor improvement"...it was a game
> changer.
> But don't take my word for it...God knows I'm not too bright.  Just take a
> look at Rob Sherwood's analysis.
>
> You want "exciting new products"...which are generally the same old stuff
> in shiny, much more expensive, new boxes?
> Go to Ken-Yae-Com...and bring your credit card.
>
> I believe a lot more folks share my view.
>
> Which probably explains why Elecraft can sell their hats and Yaesu has to
> give theirs away.  :)
>
> Oh crap, I just re-opened another can of worms.
>
> 73, Ray - ND8L
> K3 #6503
> KPA500 #1907
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> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
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