The price of top-end Japanese-made radios has jumped $100-$200 and more in
the past few days, no doubt reflecting the fact that the yen has risen 12%
against the dollar since February and suggesting that the Japanese radio
manufacturers no longer can afford to subsidize the low prices that were
prevailing in the States a short time ago. So the Orion is being offered at
a price that keeps improving against the competition. If the yen keeps on
rising--which the Japanese government is spending billions to prevent--the
outlook for the Orion is even brighter. Of course, Orion still has to
deliver the goods . . .
73,
John, W3ULS/AG
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