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

[GARY HUBER]

OMNI-VII             $2800
Collins fitter ea.       125

PS w/ speaker          315
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SUB Total             $3570

Flex 1500            $  700
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TOTAL                 $4250
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Four thousand dollars for a two receiver transceiver with knobs, I/Q output 
and panadapter capability to a computer monitor is reasonable. (that’s what 
I have now) I have all my receipts for the Corsair II (fully loaded 
w/crystal filters, external VFO (dual receive) and Spkr/PS... $3K then.

Yes, as a group HAMs are cheap. But there are some who are willing to pay 
for quality and capability in their equipment. The manufacturer should know 
that going in; not everyone will buy a $4k transceiver, but if you offer the 
$2800 base unit with options, second RX, optional filters for each receiver 
section, I/Q output add on, with the options user installed, you bring more 
people to the tent.

Will I buy an ORION-III? Only if its better than the first Orions.... it 
will need a much simpler menu (more like the OMNI-VII) with a base (default) 
profile that one can pull up when the in use profile has been over-tweaked 
to the point the radio is not working as expected.


73 & DX,
Gary - AB9M

-----Original Message----- 
From: Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 3:51 PM
To: 'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'
Subject: Re: [TenTec] How much should an ORION-III cost?

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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