Why Is SSB Expensive?

[T680]

According to my recent mini tractor buying experience about 15%.

Did you buy the Deere? How long did you have to wait to get it if you did? I delivered some of those and they'd usually look surprised when I showed up and said things like we've been waiting for that for a while.

 

[jhooten]

Did you buy the Deere? How long did you have to wait to get it if you did? I delivered some of those and they'd usually look surprised when I showed up and said things like we've been waiting for that for a while.

Kioti. Big Green didn't have the quick detach loader and hoe available. Would have been several months to get one. And the loader can lift 400 pounds more.

 

[ditto1958]

I did some videos on the XHDATA D219. No SSB but for the price it's pretty darn good. Hard to beat $10. It's worth that to have around as an extra.

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Preaching to the choir, sir. I bought one of those awhile back for like $8 and yes, amazing.

 

[cherubim]

All the shortwave portables on the market that demodulate SSB do a poor job. Only the Sangean ATS-909X/X2 and the Belka do it properly with no distortion and AGC pumping. This requires more engineering and not simply using a software hack which is the case with all those SiLabs DSP chipset abominations.

 

[n0xvz]

John Deere makes very good products. How much does their name cost?

Not as much per pound as "Harley Davidson".

 

[Omega-TI]

You can get a cheap and I do mean cheap SSB capable portable SDR radio for under $40.00. Sure, it probably will not receive that well or zero in on the side band frequency all the accurately, but it beats the normal price point.

 

[krokus]

Did a little checking today. SSB from Tecsun is actually not expensive. A PL-320 is about $45, and a PL-330 with SSB is about $65. Only $20 more. And a really nice PL-680 with SSB is $118.
At XHData, it is expensive- the D-109WB is about $40 and the R-108 is about $60. Want SSB? The D-108 with SSB is twice as much at just over $100.
C.Crane to me just doesn‘t make sense. The Skywave 2 is $90. Add SSB and the Skywave SSB 2 is $90 more. Wow. Why?

The Crane products are made by whichever facility, but have quality control measures built in to their contract. So that raises the cost from the factory. Then Crane has to support their various employees, with a fair number of them, and still make a profit. They offer support, which the direct buy Chinese brands do not. That costs money.

 

[pb_lonny]

Businesses will charge what the market will pay.