[TowerTalk] antenna choices

[Kelly Taylor]

Again, bad example.

Cushcraft designs date back decades, in some cases to the 1950s and 60s. The
development costs are all paid for.

As we have seen, and as much as some people choose to disagree, modern
antenna designs outperform 50-year-old trap designs. Enough people are
willing to help pay for the development costs to get better antennas.

Any business can only ever sell at a price the market will support. Enough
people are buying F12, Optibeam, JK and other brands' antennas the
businesses don't need to cut their prices. Those who don't buy their
products aren't in enough quantity to force a lowering of price.

If enough people voted with their feet, these makers would either have to
cut their price or go out of business.

Brian, if enough people are willing to pay you $10 for a crystal, and if you
determine that a price cut is NOT going to alter demand for crystals, you're
leaving the price at $10, yes?

73, kelly
ve4xt


On 4/10/15 11:56 AM, "Bry Carling" <bcarling at cfl.rr.com> wrote:

> Mass production always lowers the price. That is not a fair comparison.
> Somebody somewhere is quite happily making Cushcraft antennas for a much lower
> price than these multi thousand dollar antennas.
> 
> Best regards - Brian Carling
> AF4K Crystals Co.
> 117 Sterling Pine St.
> Sanford, FL 32773
> 
> Tel: +USA 321-262-5471
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Apr 10, 2015, at 11:56 AM, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> On Fri,4/10/2015 8:08 AM, Bry Carling wrote:
>>> It seems like very few antennas are affordable to the average ham.
>>> 
>>> It seems like they need some competition. With prices in the multiple
>>> thousands of dollars for a few aluminum tubes somebody could make lot of
>>> money by being less expensive...
>> 
>> When we buy a product, we are paying for design, manufacturing, marketing,
>> shipping, documentation, and support. None of that is free.
>> 
>> Want to reduce the cost of an antenna? No problem. Pull out the ARRL Antenna
>> Book, pick a design, order the hardware, and build it. Or get some version of
>> NEC and design it yourself.
>> 
>> While you're at it, keep track of the number of hours you spend. From the
>> cost of those overpriced antennas, subtract what you paid for materials, and
>> divide that number by the number of hours. Chances are it will be less than
>> what you could make flipping burgers at McDonalds.
>> 
>> 73, Jim K9YC
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