[Kenwood] rig rumors?

Mon Dec 27 13:58:08 EST 2004

Although, the U. S. numbers are dropping somewhat, the last time I saw
some data, the International numbers were climbing. Since Kenwood, Icom,
and Yaesu all have international presence and marketers, the drop in U.
S. numbers probably would not drive them from the market.
As far as "leader of the pack", all three have had their up's and down's
over the last 35 years with their complement of equipment introduced into
the marketplace.
Pete, wa2cwa
On 2004年12月27日 00:37:04 -0500 "Darrell Drake" <dgdrake at rogers.com>
writes:
> <snip>
> > They (Kenwood) are not that serious in
> > being the leader of the pack any more.
>> I believe Kenwood is reading the writing on the wall. Amateur Radio 
> is a
> dying hobby and soon to be a poorer market for them. They are 
> probably
> concentrating their technology and marketing resources on the 
> general
> electronic consumer market. If Yaesu and Icom were as diligent, they 
> would
> be doing the same.
> Cheers....
> Darrell
> VA3DG/VE3DDG