I sold the 756 pro when the K3 was announced, and ordered one right away. I suspect many others sold their rig, or one of their better rigs to pay for the K3. I think some even sold their K2 to get a K3!
I also thought the communication was very light, but put it down to the small company bringing out a new and complex product. Maybe they should have said nothing about the K3 till it was ready to ship, and perhaps they were doing the people here a favor in offering it, as I don't think they put ads in QST and so on to the general public. The shipping date was always listed as a TARGET date... Being a small company, they get a boost from the deposits, in exchange for the early shipping, that's fair. I don't look at the deposit as a contract, but more like helping them get the product out quicker than they might otherwise, and to help them out in general, because they seem like real nice people who make real nice stuff. With people working 7 days a week and jetting around the US and the world, it don't sound like they are goofing off. I can imagine the amount of communications they must be dealing with, vendors, assemblers, beta testers, friends, etc, and guess I would rather they get on with it and maybe have some sort of life, before they spend lots of time updating the web page and posting stuff here. Maybe some forget that Elecraft is a SMALL bunch of hams and not a big corporation? It is only going to take 1 missing or wrong (or sub standard) part from any vendor to delay the current ship date. I notice how hard it has been for Elecraft to get the same parts for the K2 runs, available parts change faster than the manual can be updated. Cap values change, inductor sizes and colors change, etc. I ordered a K3 kit, and being the type of person I am, would like it if Elecraft sent the parts to me as they became available, so I could start playing with them, but that is a bit silly! I say damn the impatient people, they should have fun and take the time to enjoy what they are doing, its going to do nobody any good if they ruin their health... Brett N2DTS > Let's turn the question around: "How many people who have put down a > deposit have done so if they knew that they radios would be shipped > at least two months later than they originally thought?" Maybe some, > maybe most, but I'm fairly certain, not "all". > > It's very important to understand the distinction in what I'm saying: > I'm NOT advocating an accelerated, anything-less-than-100%-thorough > testing and development schedule. I AM insisting on open and timely > communications with their customers/bankers. It seems the least that > Elecraft can do. > > > Regards, and 73, > > Steve NN4X > Saint Cloud, Florida, USA > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
