[TenTec] How much should an ORION-III cost?

[Toby Pennington]

Rick,   add three years for development  (guessing ) and add inflation 
for three years,   falling value of the dollar,  price will be close to 
7, 900.00.  If you try to price out a new Orion 2 at today's cost of 
parts and boards etc.,  you come close to doubling the original 
construction costs.  (estimated )

Toby  W4CAK

On 4/9/2014 4:51 PM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP wrote:
> Guys, I'm a big fan of modular, even when stating prices.
> That's why I made a list beginning with a basic radio and showing the more
> common options one by one.
>
> 4000 entry is too high
> 4000 fully loaded would be nice but I don't think that can be achieved.
> Also, what is "fully loaded"?  The things on my list or something more?
>
> A nice big (but not tooooo big) box with big knobs is certainly worth $3000
> to me at an entry level, single filter, single RX box.  That's about 25%
> more than the K3 but it's a different/better radio.
>
> I hope the fully loaded price with all the things on my list will not exceed
> $6K.
>
> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
> (Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Cecil
> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 10:39 PM
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] How much should an ORION-III cost?
>
> An assembled base 100W K3 is $2350 and shipping.
>
> If that's a stretch for a customer then he should be buying an Eagle...not
> an OIII An Omni VII costs more than a base K3....and is way more capable.
> We don't need to take the OIII down below that....that's an unreasonable
> expectation.
>
> $4K don't leave Ten-Tec a lot of room to be a game changer.  We're talking
> flagship here so it won't be a radio for everyone....just as Icoms 7800,
> Kenwoods 990 etc...
>
> And making it a Cadillac at a Chevrolet price and allowing you to put the
> Cadillac emblems on later is easy to do when you don't have other products
> in your line to protect and work around.
>
> Ten-Tec is not Elecraft...and I'm glad...I like big knobs and radios..and
> better audio and a remote pod...
>
> Let's not mess it up.
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Apr 9, 2014, at 2:55 PM, "Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP" <Rick at DJ0IP.de> wrote:
>>
>>    "$ 4000 to $ 8000 Depending on options"
>>
>>                 Won't fly.
>>
>> An entry level K3 is just a little over $2000.
>> Well, it was when I bought mine in 2010.
>> May be a wee bit higher now, but nowhere near 4K.
>>
>> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
>> (Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of John
>> Sheeley
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 9:40 PM
>> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] How much should an ORION-III cost?
>>
>> On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 7:35 AM, K8JHR <jrichards at k8jhr.com> wrote:
>>
>> $4000.
>>
>>
>> -------------------- JHR -------------------------
>>
>>
>> On 4/9/2014 1:27 AM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP wrote:
>>
>>    t how much we would be willing to pay for all of this.
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