[TenTec] The Next Flagship

[TTMaven]

On 5/21/2014 1:44 PM, Cecil wrote:

> Are we a dis-proportionate group?



		yes, I think so.

		Following the bankruptcy trends, and the
		larger economy, I doubt a lot of family age
		hams will be buying the expensive stuff.


		
> We are living in the age of a huge Baby Boomer population...



		Er... baby boomers are older than 50 years
		old.   The younger crowd will be supporting
		the baby boomers in the years to come.




> The Makers Faire market is always going to be at the bottom end...that's the nature of that customer... But that's the younger up coming generation that is following us boomers...they've got a lot in front of them that will prevent them from being able to afford the higher end stuff...and their numbers are a fraction of the boomer generation that will be buyers for the next 20 years.




		Right.   And they won't be buying expensive
		radios, but making them with Arduino stuff
		and cobling QRP stuff together.

		Small is big these days.   Look at the home
		stereo market.  Look at the cell phone market.
		We grew up with big stereos, while the younger
		set lives with earbuds and Ipod nanos

		I kinda think TT is ahead of the curve here and
		may be smarter than we give them credit for.


Happy days.