Phil, Many thanks for the good chuckle mate...unreal
You remember where you put that penny jar now don't you?..or has age clouded the view? Seeya Gary K3 #679, KPA-500 (Photo) # ???? On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 2:10 PM, Phil Townsend <phi...@mac.com> wrote: > So I got me a ten watt k3... I like it... It is very good. It works. And > I'm thinking of a KPA500. > But to run the KPA500 I gotta get the 100 watt add-on first. Hummmm.... Is > that a deal breaker? Might be. If I don't get the hundred water then I can't > get fully output.!.?&-¥xxx > So the true cost of the kPA500 is way more... For me with just ten watts. I > really only want ten watts. But when I feel the need, the need for speed > (yeah I had to say it) I would like to hit the big lever marked kill and > blast them out of their socks. > > "Can't hear me OM?? > He switches the amp to kill.... > How's ur copy now om? > > The screenplay is in my head... > Among other things. > > I would like to be able to upgrade with out the interim 100 watter. > Yeah, I know, i won't work but I can ask those guys who sweat solder and > cash flow and you never know they just might be able to do it. > To me the K2 was a total mind melt...and the K3 is beyond my wildest > dreams. Quite an upgrade from the old Heathkits I used to build... No > disrespect meant the hotwaters and Indians that may be still lurking. > > Phil > Santa Fe > > > Build your own gear > Grow your own food. > > > > Sent from my iPad > > On Sep 9, 2010, at 9:30 PM, Greg <n...@cableone.net> wrote: > > > Free market feedback...bring back the 1500 watt amp! 73 de Greg-N4CC > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > > [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Doug Person > > Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 8:58 PM > > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 > > > > It's never as simple as that. I think announcing a product when its on > > its final approach is fine. I think getting tons of feedback on what > you're > > about to invest heavily in is good business. Maybe the truth of the > earlier > > amps was that there just wasn't enough positive response to them. Maybe > > this time they used all the input from the previous attempt to refine the > > price point and feature set. Maybe everytime someone here says the price > is > > too high Eric makes another note. Or someone else says I'll order on the > > first day - is another note. This is free market research. Easy access > to > > the most likely buyers. A big product mistake by a small company like > > Elecraft could sink them. I think they took a LOT of notes on the road > to > > completing the K3. Nobody can argue with the results. And when the > KPA-500 > > is released, it will be based on tons of feedback. > > > > Doug -- K0DXV > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -- Gary VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile http://www.qsl.net/vk4fd/ K3 #679 For everything else there's Mastercard!!! ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
