On 10/28/2014 8:52 AM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP wrote:
Earlier someone mentioned something like $1800.
Let's hope that was very wrong.
It will be a total flop at that price.
Quite right.
I think it will flop at any price. I doubt hams are flocking to
buy Palstar's overpriced, simplistic, general coverage
receiver. This seems based on the same receiver and the
same design philosophy - like the German Bauhaus design
school: "less is more" - and if less costs more, it will flop.
MY take: I don't think it will sell at any price. While it may
appeal to older hams... it MUST appeal to hams who will actually
spend money. A LOT of older hams talk about what they want
in a new rig, but they won't be buying anything at any price, so
it really does not matter what appeals to them.
I got money to spend... but I won't likely buy THIS rig. I think
it will flop in any case.
---------------------- K8JHR --------------------------
I don't agree that it has to be cheaper than the other intro-radios.
It needs to come in quite a bit under $1K.
I don't think they will shy away from $700 or $800.
It certainly is different and will appeal to older hams, but I fear the
ceramic filters will spell disaster as far as performance goes.
73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dave
Edwards
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 1:19 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] repairs
I kind of like what I see in that Palstar.
It now all depends on the price. It simply has to come in significantly less
then other beginner rigs.
....Dave
On 10/28/14, 2:37 AM, Ken Brown wrote:
I don't suppose there is a big enough market to support Ten-Tec or
anyone
else coming out with this kind of basic rig (other than in QRP
versions).
It looks like Palstar may gamble that there is:
http://www.palstar.com/en/tr30a/
It is an interesting rig, but I don't see it as being easy to service
or easy to keep a stock of essential replacement parts for.
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