UNFAIR! We are most certainly investigating our K3s (I've had mine for a month now and am still learning) - I spent a week of trying to resolve an issue, including taking out the I/O modules and performing some measurements to try to resolve this (at Elecraft's request), all of which proved not to be the problem (ok, that's what investigation is about).
So I used my own initiative and followed my first thoughts - considered it was a firmware bug (which I had stated the week previously), reverted the firmware and the problem went away. I then posted that to the list (after Elecraft had confirmed it) to assist those who may have had similar problems and were wondering about it. All of which Elecraft have stated was of help. The end result though was a known issue. My point is, a lot of us would not be asking on the list and Elecraft would not be spending so much time responding to questions, if the known issues were available. Lovely company, great people, great support and responsiveness - a little lacking on the communication side. Perhaps I'm expecting too much, in my line of business, my suppliers publish known issues, expected resolutions and statuses on web sites - but yes they are multi-million companies. And I have to admit, that not something the big 3 do either. Yes I accept that I'm at the sharp end, yes I'm happy to find and report issues. Having the known issues published saves everybody time documenting and chasing them and lets us get on with using the rig and hopefully resolving other issues for those that will follow. Sorry for long posting. 73 de M0XDF / K3 #174 On 6/2/08 20:56, "Dave Agsten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: > > It seems like most of those calling for a list of > issues and enhancements are ones who have already > received their K3. First, they whined about the > delayed shipping, and now, once they have their K3, > have found something else to whine about. Maybe they > should consider investing the time spent shooting out > e-mail after e-mail in learning about their K3. If you > think something's an issue, inquire about it ONCE and > get back to the learning process. Folks on this list > will respond with a status in most cases. That should > be enough for now. Let Wayne and Eric and their staff > focus on the business of catching up on their shipping > and the other things they consider important. As Ken > said.... "It's their business". Let them attend to it. > I'm sure, that in time, all of these issues will be > addressed and, in most cases, answered. > > Perhaps the price one pays for wanting to be first in > line for a K3 is to also have to use their own > initiative for awhile to figure things out. At times > it appears that this reflector has become a crutch for > even the simple questions or ones that have been asked > and answered numerous times. > > Let's let Wayne, Eric and the Elecraft staff focus on > the business of getting caught up on their K3 orders > and the issues THEY want to focus on. I'm sure there > are many folks on here who would love to just get > their hands on their K3. > > 73, > Dave N8AG -- Our society must make it right and possible for old people not to fear the young or be deserted by them, for the test of a civilization is the way that it cares for its helpless members. -Pearl S. Buck, Nobelist novelist (1892-1973) _______________________________________________ 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
