OPtima
YeticomNZ Optima is priced at US$375 shipped.
That includes the USA.
We don't have the volume to compete with Magnum on pricing and it is not our desire to compete on price but to try to offer a good SSB radio at a price that the consumer will be prepared to pay and still allows us to make enough profit to stay in business.
There are a few things that add value to the Optima other than the 12m band coverage that the 257 doesn't have. (Yet!)
The 8 pin mic, the extra filter, the fan...and some of the software tweaks.
Actually I would much rather have a 40m and 15m single band Optima than 12m tacked on to the 10-11m bands..(if it was up to me!) Much more going on on those bands than 12m.
We will just have to wait for Sam to roll out the new 257's and see what we have.
We hope to keep on refining the Optima till we can't cram any more into it!
Eventually we will run out of space in that little case and have to move to a larger format.
Our reduced number production runs will keep the price high for a while yet I am afraid to say.
To all those on this forum who have bought the Optima ..thank you for your support.
73,
dave
YeticomNZ Optima is priced at US$375 shipped.
That includes the USA.
We don't have the volume to compete with Magnum on pricing and it is not our desire to compete on price but to try to offer a good SSB radio at a price that the consumer will be prepared to pay and still allows us to make enough profit to stay in business.
There are a few things that add value to the Optima other than the 12m band coverage that the 257 doesn't have. (Yet!)
The 8 pin mic, the extra filter, the fan...and some of the software tweaks.
Actually I would much rather have a 40m and 15m single band Optima than 12m tacked on to the 10-11m bands..(if it was up to me!) Much more going on on those bands than 12m.
We will just have to wait for Sam to roll out the new 257's and see what we have.
We hope to keep on refining the Optima till we can't cram any more into it!
Eventually we will run out of space in that little case and have to move to a larger format.
Our reduced number production runs will keep the price high for a while yet I am afraid to say.
To all those on this forum who have bought the Optima ..thank you for your support.
73,
dave