On 10/21/20 5:21 AM, john@kk9a.com wrote:
Your manufacturing price guessestimate seems reasonable. I have built a
lot of antennas and it is not a huge savings over commercially built
ones. I am sure that manufactures get mill pricing and better hardware
pricing with quantity. Don't forget that there are need add-ons to the
Greyline antenna so this system can easily cost $1500
Yes.. Aluminum as raw material right now is about $2-2.50/lb, and as
formed tube in bulk (huge lots - truckloads) it's about twice that, and
at retail, it's maybe 50%-100% higher, due to cutting and handling.
There does appear to be a market for this antenna and it is an
improvement for those with attic dipoles, etc. Those users will likely
not notice the inflated website claims, they would just be happy to
receive the product that the paid for.
If I needed a multiband aesthetically pleasing antenna I would strongly
consider a SteppIR vertical for ~$2k. It requires ground radials but
they quickly become invisible.
John KK9A
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