[TenTec] Ten Tec custom enclosures comment...

[Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP]

Correct in general, but there exceptions.

As long as you are purchasing significant quantities, you can demand and get
good quality - if you have the right partner.
The Chinese have this mindset that price is the deciding factor when selling
to the west.

Basically you have to make them understand (up front) that you are going to
negotiate quality with them as well as price.
After you have returned a few lots of goods, they get the message and either
break off the relationship or improve their quality.

73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt am Main)


-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Lee
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 11:40 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Ten Tec custom enclosures comment...

China is still far behind on quality control. It's getting better, but often
a crap shoot.
On May 25, 2014 2:18 PM, "Bob McGraw - K4TAX" <RMcGraw at blomand.net> wrote:

> Reference recent news stories, chances are that China has already 
> obtained the drawings and can make an Omni VII at 1/2 the cost of the 
> same US product.
>
> If China want to build Kenwood, ICOM, Yaesu, Elecraft, Tentec, FLEX 
> and others, likley they have means to obtain all the required files 
> and proceed with their manufacturing and distribution.
>
> 73
> Bob, K4TAX
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "TTMaven" <jrichards at k8jhr.com>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 3:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Ten Tec custom enclosures comment...
>
>
>
>>
>> On 5/25/2014 3:12 PM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP wrote:
>>
>>  You can source enclosures from China for about 1/10 of the price in 
>> the
>>> US
>>> or Europe.
>>>
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> Bite your tongue !!
>>
>> TT CAN  source cabinets from other US companies, like Hammond 
>> Manufacturing which make the same high quality stuff TT does now, and 
>> get the economies of scale Eric talked about.
>>
>> If everyone keeps buying from China... well... who will have jobs 
>> here to buy their stuff?
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------  JHR  ------------------------
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