[TenTec] repairs

[Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP]

Most people buying Ten-Tec transceivers are not making purchasing decisions
based on features.
They buy them for performance, support, excellent QSK, etc.

Your business example is not sound.
He had better sell at least 1000 at whatever price; otherwise it's not worth
the effort.
I doubt he'll find 1000 buyers for $2K.

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


-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Don
Rasmussen via TenTec
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 4:51 PM
To: tentec at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] repairs

If Paul (at Palstar) can sell 10 at $2000, he doesn't need to sell 50 at
$1000. He has a touch screen, analog S-meter, and an analog IF strip. It
would be a niche market. Going head to head with TS590 or even Eagle is a
bad business model. 

Classic TenTec transceivers have historically been greatly overpriced as
compared to competing transceivers based on features. 

The guy at Youkits engineered and produced that QRP rig for dirt and still
had it knocked off by another offshore. It is sold in competition with his
on the auction site, and under his name... 

Paul, If you are correct and unless I'm missing something pretty spectacular
here, at that price it will be born dead.
What features could it possibly have to make it worth close to $2K? I've
already pointed out one (which is speculation, I know) but if true, it will
mean sub-par performance, unless they do follow it up with DSP filters. 73 -
Rick, DJ0IP (Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
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