[TenTec] Equipment for DXPedtions

[Jim Brown]

On 2/27/2014 11:23 PM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP wrote:
> Elecraft will loan
> equipment to the group and afterwards offer the used radios for a very
> attractive price.  Generally the radios are all purchased by members of the
> DX-pedition.

Elecraft is also a pretty small company -- Eric, WA6HHQ and Wayne, N6KR 
are the owners, and because they are neighbors, I know that while Eric 
can squeeze a nickel hard enough to turn it into liquid, he's also a 
very smart marketer.

BTW -- ACOM has done this for a bunch of DX trips, and I know guys who 
were on those trips who bought those amps.

Sending out your gear with good operators to places with extreme 
conditions has another major benefit -- you find out where the problems 
are. That's another reason why Wayne and Eric ready their email 
reflector every day, and it has made their products a lot better.

73, Jim K9YC