And, when the high-end SO2R operator buys two radios, the manufacturer
probably earns a better return on the sales of 2 units vs
the return on selling a "SO2R in a box" single unit. This is not a slam on
manufacturers, just a fact of business. So there isn't
really any financial incentive to develop a SO2R-in-a-box radio, even if the
market was there.
Oh well...
-- Eric K3NA
-----Original Message-----
From: David A. Pruett [mailto:k8cc@comcast.net]
Sent: 2003 May 8 Thursday 23:39
To: eric@k3na.org; Bill Coleman; Bill Tippett;
cq-contest@contesting.com; eric@k3na.org
Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] TenTec Orion questions regarding SO2R
suitability
[...snip...]
With regards to AA4LR's comment, I think the demand for this is smaller
that he thinks. How many ham transceivers do you really think the
manufacturers sell? I remember buying a IC-765 (a fairly popular radio)
two years after introduction and it was only s/n 3000. A high-end SO2R
radio is truly a niche product.
Dave/K8CC
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