Hi Brett .. Icom doesn't have the agility to respond to requests or problems from their customers that Elecraft has.
Icom doesn't have a user group like this one. Look at how long it took Icom to respond to the need for a "narrow roofing filter" in the 7800; a $13,000 radio. The AFTER-THOUGHT UPGRADE cost the owners $500 and the loss of their 7800 for several weeks, at minimum. Look at all the constant nagging that Wayne and Eric continue to respond to during the beta testing of the K3. Do you think the Icom folks would take time reply to customers and non-customers) while trying to take a product to market? Got an idea for a feature you would like to see in future Icom rig. Send the designer an email (if you can find him) and let me read the response. Let them copy it. When you buy an Elecraft, you get a lot more than a piece of hardware. What is that worth? Have you seen the Chinese rip-off Motorola RF transistors on the market? Or the rip-off Motorola and Icom VHF-UHF gear? I could go on; I think you get the idea. pete, kn6bi -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Brett gazdzinski Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 4:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Elecraft] icom 7700... Got my AES catalog today and was looking at the new icom 7700. No price yet, but I see its got relay switched bandpass filters, 3 relay switched roofing filters, 48 volt 200 watt output stage, 2 dsp units, a bandscope built in, and a built in power supply. Are they taking some of the Elecraft ideas? What is to stop them from coping the basic K3 design? No price yet.... Brett N2DTS _______________________________________________ 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
