I've had to send a K3 back to Aptos two different times.  Each time I did so 
it ended up taking twice as long as I was initially told it would (estimates 
were provided by the tech support person rather than someone who probably 
knew more).  I didn't like it.  I've always had more respect for businesses 
who tell you the truth up front rather than those who embellish and tell you 
what they think you might want to hear.

IMHO, as more and more Elecraft products are being sold, the need for repair 
and service is obviously going to increase proportionally, and if the 
service and repair sections are not continually expanded to keep up with 
demand, we'll start seeing more posts of this type.

Don, N5LZ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lee Buller" <k...@swbell.net>
To: "Elecraft Reflector" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 9:38 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Repair


>
>
> I must say it did take some time for them to get to my K3.  I sent it to 
> Aptos around May 12th and got it back on June 30th.  Yes, that was quite a 
> bit of  time, but I expected that because who knows what kind of back log 
> they have.  They do not publish those stats.  I guess as I turned 60 this 
> last month, I've learn patiences (finally).
>
> As I said in my previous post, Dale Farmer was excellent.  There was not a 
> lot of communication between Elecraft and myself...and I had to email 
> Madelyn several times to see where I was in the process.  That can be 
> frustrating, but again I exercised patience.  She was quite helpful.
>
> I would suggest to the folks at Elecraft to communicate better with repair 
> customers.  They have my baby and I want it back!  Just good customer 
> service...something they already do quite well.
>
> Part of my patience was my K2/100.  Still works fine.
>
> Lee - K0WA
>
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