Wayne,
I built a K2, KX1, and a few other things. The K2 was built way
before the K3 may have been a gleam in your eye, however I see no
reference to that spectacular piece of radio gear. It may not have had
the gee whiz factor of the K3, but let me tell you, on a Field Day site
with lots of radios going at once, it would outperform the competition.
As far as I'm concerned, Elecraft made it at that point; the K3 just
make the company even more competitive in a flashy environment.
No question about it Elecraft has become world competitor in the
radio world, and may be a leader in the world of what you can put into a
small package and have it mean something. I have no idea where you can
go from here, but wherever it is, I suspect it will be interesting.
Vy 73,
Barry
K3NDM
On 4/27/2012 11:48 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
> Dick,
>
> Thanks for this little anniversary present. It has been a bit of a
> wild ride over the past five years.
>
> It may appear that our product strategy has been carefully
> premeditated. Truth is, we've just designed what we, as operators,
> really wanted for ourselves. Fortunately for Elecraft, the radios and
> accessories we've envisioned have appealed to others as well.
>
> Another important factor: we've attracted some very talented and
> motivated engineers. They share our enthusiasm for the radio art, and
> enjoy the challenge of designing outside-the-box products.
>
> Above all, we have the world's greatest customers. This stems in part
> from our long-time focus on kits. Kit-building is educational for
> individuals, but also creates legions of experts who take a lot of
> pride in helping new builders with both construction and operation.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
> Edward Dickinson III wrote:
>
>> On this date, 5 years ago Elecraft gave formal announcement of the
>> impending release of the Elecraft K3 HF Transceiver. While the
>> leadership
>> at Elecraft had been toiling away for about a decade developing HF
>> products,
>> April 27, 2007 was a fulcrum date where the development of products
>> for a
>> broad audience became apparent.
>>
>> In the years since then, Elecraft has developed the K-Line, a
>> complimentary set of products which can have appeal to a wide range
>> of HF
>> enthusiasts.....
>
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