[Fot] AMB TRANX 260 Transponder

[BillDentin at aol.com]

In a message dated 07/26/2007 10:30:55 AM Central Daylight Time, 
S.Janzen at comcast.net writes:


> There's got to be a good business in making substitute devices somehow.  
> You 
> know these little buggers don't cost that much to make.  Is this a 
> conspiracy between the clubs and the mfr where the individual devices/racers 
> 
> subsidize the cost of the monitoring equipment, so that what the T&S group 
> has to buy is cheap, or is AMB just making lots of money?
> 

I suspect, "YES" is the proper response to your questions and statements.  

Monopolies are terrible (unless, of course, you're in on them).  

In their defense I am sure they had R&D expenses and extraordinary start up 
costs getting the universal acceptance.  I think at some point any legal 
protection they enjoy will cease and alternatives will surface.  But in the interim, 
there is no question that it is a nifty system far superior to what we used 
to deal with.  Having sufficient workers at our events is an ongoing problem, 
and the AMB Timing & Scoring system sure helps there.

Bill Dentinger
 


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