Paul, this sounds like a case of having production capacity for maybe 20
amplifiers per week and having orders for 30 amplifiers per week. I don't
know what the numbers actually are but you get the idea.
They just get further and further behind until the market pipeline is
filled and orders become equal to or less than production capacity. The new
ALS1306 in particular has been in high demand in recent months.
The manufacturer would be reluctant to spend capital to increase production
knowing that orders will eventually subside when the demand is satisfied.
Sunspots and dx conditions have an effect as well..
Larger dealers can place orders big enough to absorb most of the production
knowing that they can cancel orders if demand drops. This helps keep
prices higher since the lesser funded competitors will not be able to play the
game and will have limited or even no availability.
Under this scenario, a new buyer can either pay a higher price at a larger
dealer or wait for delivery at a lower price from a smaller dealer.
73,
Gerald K5GW
GM Texas Towers
In a message dated 2/25/2015 8:54:22 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
elespe@lisco.com writes:
A good friend ordered an ALS 1300 right after New Years (2015) and the
delivery was listed as first week February.
When that date passed he was advised it would be March, then later
upgraded to April and now they say in May---maybe.
Ameritron blames “production difficulties”. Does that mean parts, or
just can’t get them to work, or just can’t build them fast enough?
Does anyone know what is going on there at Ameritron? Is this true for
all products from them? Anyone else have some experience with them lately?
Paul K0UYA
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