Dont forget Elecraft.
Gary, N7HTS
On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:25:08 -0500
"Rob Atkinson" <ranchorobbo@gmail.com> wrote:
> The Icom IC718 is just a bit over $500. Take a look at one and the price
>on,
> for example the gigaparts website:
>
> http://www.gigaparts.com/store.php?action=profile&sku=zic-718
>
> this is a 100 w. rig with built in keyer, IF shift, mic compressor,
> auto notch, and
> a bunch of other features, many unavailable or extras at one time.
>
> I think it's pretty good that these days a brand new rig with a fairly
> substantial
> set of features and new rig warranty is selling for that much. Such a
> rig would
> have cost much more in yesterday's dollars.
>
> Let's not forget the $200 to $280 MFJ single band transceivers. My
> AES catalog has them
> for 15, 20, 30 and 40 m. cw (and I"m making the assumption that new
> hams are interested
> in cw, which frankly I think is a stretch) and for SSB, you can get a
> single band trans-
> ceiver for 2, 6, 10, 20, 40 and 75 meters for under $280 each. These
> put out up to 20
> watts, have VFOs (when I was a novice I dreamed of being able to use a
> VFO) have speech
> processors, 2.3 khz xtal filters, low pass filters, electro-mechanical
> S meter.....you
> could have a lot of fun with one of these.
>
> there is also have the backpack QRP FT817 rig for $599. This is a
> pretty nice transceiver too.
>
> I think the inexpensive new rig situation isn't quite as bad as we
> think it is HOWEVER, I
> belive most new hams, especially younger hams, would be most
> interested in a used or new
> software defined rig such as the flex radio SDR1000 because they are
> comfortable with
> computer technology and programming and the open source SDR1000 gives
> them GUI controlled
> rig with programming opportunities.
>
> Let's not forget the Oak Hills kits such as the 5 band cw transceiver
> kit for $379.
> http://www.mtechnologies.com/ohr/
>
> If you dig around you can probably find other small manufacturers
> making interesting ham
> rigs these days. Ham radio's biggest attraction is probably in
> tinkering and technical
> experimenting. I reject the idea that people today are too lazy to be
> interested in this.
> The real problem is probably that the opportunity has not been made
> available to them.
>
>
> 73,
>
> rob / k5uj
>
>
> <<<Yes It would be nice if an entry level radio was available for say
>something
> under $500. Oh it wouldn't have all the whistles and bells, certainly not
> 160M - 6M coverage and maybe not all the modes, maybe just LSB, USB & CW.
> And maybe available in a "semi-kit" form.>>>
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