Farhan, you must realize, the Elecraft and Xiegu radios are complete and ready for shipment right away, with warrantees. Its a fastpaced world, many hams have their noses to the grindstone from waking up till bedtime just to keep the lights on (and the tube filaments hot!). I am one of those hams. I was lucky enough to get my job back after covid, now I'm working 2-1/2 jobs just to catch up. I do have your excellent ubitx v5, also a v3, plus Sunil's enclosures, all still in their shipping boxes; someday when I can afford to shut off the fire hose a little, I can build them. I bought a Xiegu x6100 to have an actual radio that I can use, now.? As for the sbitx...interesting radio, may not be practical for me in my present situation. This is the reality... Regardless, thank you for all your wonderful creations! -- Rich
It is an odd thing though, the Elecraft KH1 is a CW only radio, selling for 600 USD. Not really, if you add all the essentials, it stacks upto 1000 USD. Yet, they sell about 3000 radios per month. Radioddity sells the Xeigus in even higher numbers.
On the other hand, QRP Labs or HF signals builds open, hackable radios at about 1/5th the price. Yet, they are an acquired taste, to put it mildly.
Some may say that those are complete radios, and these are kits or thst they are not fully functional.
Neither is true, the QMX fully assembled retaila for 220 USD, with the kitchen sink.
The basic function of an sbitx (ssb/cw) is far more stable and superior to the G90. Sure, maybe the FT8 logging doesnt work as expectdd, but the G90 doesnt have it at all!
I guess, this is the nature of open radios and will remain so. Pretty much like Linux.
- f
On Sun, Sep 15, 2024, 1:55 PM IU0KVG via <aturlon=[email protected]> wrote:
I think the crowdfund could be the best way to check demand (for the assembled units).
Set up a goal of 20,000$ (200$? * 100) and see what happens.?
If the goal is not reached the money gets back, no harm to anyone.
