You have to remember that Elecraft just does radios and Ten Tec does radios,
boxes, and injected molding. They supply many molded items to the auto makers
as well as government radio contracts.
Ham radio is just a small part of the bussiness.
Bill KC4ATU
> From: jerry@w5jh.net
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:14:47 -0500
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Ten-Tec market visibility
>
> Jim and all,
> I suspect that Elecraft is selling a lot more radios than TenTec these
> days. They have been having trouble keeping up with the sales of the KX-3.
> It will be interesting to see how well the TenTec 539 stacks up against the
> KX-3 in a side-by-side comparison. I believe both are 10W radios and both
> designed for the QRP/portable market. I recently took a look at the new
> 100W 418 amplifier. It is an impressive amp but out of the price range for
> most people. TenTec needs to learn how to make a $350 version of the amp
> without all the bells and whistles. They would sell a lot more of them. In
> this economy the need for lower cost equipment is larger than ever. TenTec
> needs to adapt to the economic times or stand chance of going out of
> business.
> Jerry W5JH
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of Jim Lowman
> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 5:50 PM
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Ten-Tec market visibility
>
> I think I used the same phrase about a week ago.
>
> Interesting that Elecraft can be at both Huntsville and Boxboro, on
> back-to-back weekends, no less, and Ten-Tec can't venture any farther than
> Huntsville and Dayton.
> This is especially conspicuous, since Ten-Tec has the new 418 and 539 to
> show off.
>
> 73 de Jim - AD6CW
>
> On 8/27/2012 12:46 PM, Douglas wrote:
> > The DX dinner and the DXpedition presentation increased a lot of talk
> about the Elecraft K3's used in the expedition. If their was talk at all
> about Ten-Tec and its products it was in the past tense with words like
> "Elecraft is eating them for lunch".
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Doug/WA1TUT
> >
>
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