Boy, you really fell behind, didn't you, Jerry? Three weeks go by and they slipped half a dozen transceivers out on you.
Anyway, the Sienna appears to be a high end kit ($3,000 for the stripped model, double that for the whole deal) where you get a bunch of pre-assembled boards and cable them together. It also has a built in PC. I assume you get to cable that together, too. I know...be still my heart! http://www.getboost.com/dz/default.htm I might have been interested, but Dave Benson just released the HiMite so I ordered that instead. Eric KE6US www.ke6us.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of nr5a Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 5:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Re: Competition for Elecraft??? What is a Sienna??? I did a Google search and all I could find is its a Toyota??? Puzzled!! Jerry - NR5A ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 2:13 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Re: Competition for Elecraft??? > In a message dated 11/13/05 11:30:41 AM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > writes: > > >> It just seems, in the performance for dollar arena, if I have $3000 >> to spend, why would I buy the Sienna over the Ten-Tec Orion? > > Because: > > - you can work on a Sienna > - Sienna has some features Orion doesn't > - some folks with enough $$ will have *both* rigs... > > Or even >> >> two K2/100s w/ KAT100s, if I want the whole build-it experience? >> > > Because they're not the same. And it may not be about > performance-per-dollar > as much as about performance-no-matter-what-the-cost > > >> It's hard to perceive what niche the Sienna is targeting. > > Agreed. It's definitely not the same niche as the K2, seeing as how a > fully-loaded K2-100 is about half the price of a barebones Sienna. > > Another thought: If a ham homebrews a rig, the entire cost is on him/her. > But > if a ham homebrews a rig and offers copies of it as a kit, which is the > product of a small business, a lot of the cost can be transferred to the > business > as an expense. Someone who is enterprising enough to design a rig like the > Sienna (or the K2....) could have the enterprise to make it a business. > > And we all win. > > 73 de Jim, N2EY > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
