Bill:
You hit the nail on the head! I built a Heath SB-104A and made it
work. I had about 60 hrs invested in it. Factoring in my time at
modest labor rates, it was damn expensive radio. Well over $3000 25
years ago.
Someone said that the Omni VI+ was 2.5 x the cost of the K2. Without
labor, I'd guess so. After labor, well the Omni VI+ is a much better
del.
Based on labor inclusive, the K2 is in the price class of the IC-756PRO
and the FT-1000MP. And it's still a 12 watt radio.
:-)
73
Bob K4TAX
ny9h wrote:
>
> When I was with an electronics design and
> manufacturing company, our product always compared better than the
> competition. If one test indicated otherwise, we didn't print it.
>
> One thing missing in the K2 report. Price of the radio. While I don't
> think a more expensive radio is ALWAYS a better performer, you can bet
> that the least expensive radio won't perform like a top dollar radio.
> Funny how that works.
>
> 73
> Bob K4TAX
>
> common trait to both ten tec & K2 : made in America, ( well mine is .)
>
> zowie,,,, the K2 is not a cheap unit. with all the goodies, it took
> me 60+ hours.
> 60 x 50 hr =$3000 just for the labor , for 15 watts
> ( I'm a salesman; doctors and lawyers can insert $150 hr rate of
> they wish....)
> bill ny9h
>
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