[Elecraft] Early Notice: Elecraft Price Increases Coming in October

[Eric Swartz]

This is an early courtesy 'heads up' for everyone:

Due to steady increases in labor costs and supplier parts costs over the
past year, we will be increasing the sales price of most of our products,
options and accessories in October.

Orders placed prior to each product's price increase date will ship at
today's pricing.

(Our sales team will not have details on the new pricing until we announce
the changes for each product in October via our web page.)

One additional note:  We have been working hard at our factory here in
California to improve our order to shipping times.  We are now shipping
K4s, K4Ds, KPA500s, KPA1500s, KXPA100s and KAT500s, along with their
options, within 1-10 business days after order (depending on customer order
rates).

KX2 and KH1 wait times have also rapidly decreased and we hope to be
shipping them within 1-10 business days after order in several weeks.

Stay tuned!

73,
Eric - WA6HHQ
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[Elecraft] Elecraft March Specials Update

[Eric Swartz]

We've made a correction to several typos last night to our March specials
Several discount increases had been left out.

We increased the  overall discounts on the K4, K4D, KPA500, KPA1500 and the
packages for those products.

Take a look!
https://elecraft.com/products/march-specials

73,
Eric
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[Elecraft] Dec. specials on K4, K4D, KPA1500, KPA500 etc. extended through this weekend

[Eric Swartz]

Just a quick alert to say that we have extended the December holiday
discount specials on the K4, K4D, KPA1500, KPA500, KAT500 and more through
at least this weekend. In addition to the price discounts these items have
free shipping as part of the special.

The K4, K4D and KPA500 and KPA1500 are all shipping from stock. (Out the
door typically 1-4 days after order. )

For details on the specials, see:
https://elecraft.com/pages/december-specials-2023
(Scroll down that [page for the list of specific specials.)

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Re: [Elecraft] TS-890 vs K4D performance?

[Eric Swartz]

Folks - It is perfectly OK to have -civil- discussions here comparing our
rigs to other rigs (within a reasonable length.) .

And it's ok to post Elecraft products for sale here.

It is NOT OK to be rude or get personal and criticize other's postings.

if you have a complaint about a posting email our list manager,
ke...@elecraft.com

Please stop the complaints criticizing what others should not post
IMMEDIATELY, or I will put the whole list on emergency moderation.

Eric   WA6HHQ
CEO, List moderator, etc.
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> > On Oct 23, 2023, at 2:02 PM,
> >
> > LMAO!  Yes, because anecdotal story-telling on this list by various
> un/under-qualified people making comments on equipment they cannot even
> BEGIN to understand MUCH LESS operate anywhere near its capabilities.
> >
> > This is the Elecraft manufacturer's list.  It is here to discuss
> ELECRAFT gear.  Ask Wayne or Eric.  It belongs to THEM.
> >
> > IF you choose to talk about NON-Elecraft gear, be prepared to field very
> pointed questions about your qualifications and testing methods.  Because
> if you are acting a 'fool", it WILL be revealed that you do not know what
> you don't know.
> >
> > Be well!
> >
> > Just saying.  there are numerous other venues to discuss your Asian
> crap THIS ain't the place unless you are OK with getting sharpshot
> until you capitulate.
> >
> > Have a good day.
> >lecraft.com 
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[Elecraft] K3 Options Last Time Buy Update (9/15/23)

[Eric Swartz]

Good news - We are now moving along smoothly on the majority of our K3
Option purchasing, assembly and testing. Here is the latest status as of
9/15/23.

*KPA3A 100W PA: * These should begin shipping in the next 2-3 weeks.
We have completed building and testing the main KPA3A PA modules and are
now kitting the mounting hardware and packaging everything for shipping.
We are also now contacting  those of you with  KPA3A deposit orders to
confirm your order and your K3/K3S serial number. (The S/N is important to
make sure the installation hardware and PA interface I/O board match your
radio revision.)

*KXV3B Xverter interface:*  Out for PCB assembly followed by factory
testing. We expect to begin shipping in the next 5-6 weeks.

*P3TXMON:*  Out for PCB assembly, followed by factory testing. We expect to
begin shipping in the next 5-6 weeks.

*KAT3A ATU:* Out for PCB assembly, followed by factory testing. We expect
to begin shipping in the next 5-6 weeks.

*KDVR3A*:  Out for PCB assembly, followed by factory testing. We expect to
begin shipping in the next 5-6 weeks.

*P3SVGA:*  Out for PCB assembly, followed by factory testing. We expect to
begin shipping in the next 5-6 weeks.

*K3EXREF:*  Purchasing final parts and PCB fabs, then out to PCB assembly,
followed by factory testing. We hope to begin shipping in the next 6-8
weeks.

*KBPF3A:* Purchasing final parts and PCB fabs, then out to PCB assembly,
followed by factory testing. We hope to begin shipping in the next 6-8
weeks.

*K3/0 and P3*. These will be the last two K3 Options we build, as they are
more complex and are taking more time to source key parts, sheet metal,
displays etc. We will update the shipping  status on these after we begin
shipping the other K3 options listed above.

I'll post updates as we get closer to shipping these options. (And
if some begin shipping earlier than the above schedule. :-)

73,
Eric
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[Elecraft] Elecraft August Specials good through Labor Day, Sept. 5th.

[Eric Swartz]

Just a quick note:   We are extending the August specials through the Labor
Day holiday next Monday, September 4th, including on the K4, K4D, K4TOK4D
Upgrade, KPA1500, KPA500, KAT500 and other products, with free shipping on
products with the August special discounts,

Also, we have caught up with the backlog and are shipping from -stock- on
the K4, K4D, K4TOK4D Upgrade, the KPA1500, KPA500and KAT500.

We are also shipping both KX2s and KX3s weekly with the backlog on these
going down.

See our shipping status page at elecraft.com for updates on shipping times
for all of our products.

Have a great holiday weekend!

73,
Eric   WA6HHQ
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 Options Last Time Buy Update and other products status:

[Eric Swartz]

Following up on my last post, I'm running about a week and a half behind
getting input for the update. I will be posting it here before the end of
next week after we all get back from the holiday weekend.

Hope everyone gets some relaxation this holiday weekend!

73, EricWA6HHQ
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Re: [Elecraft] Buying a K4 in UK

[Eric Swartz]

I am currently in contact with Justin at Moonraker. We also met at the
Friedrichshafen Ham Radio show in June.  I'll report here as soon as I have
additional information on both the local sales and service for our products
in the U.K.

One note - For the reasons others have noted, we are also interested in
supporting independent repair persons inside the U.K who are familiar with
our products. Please contact me directly.   eric(at)elecraft.com

Also, in addition to our in and out of warranty repair center for the Eu
since 2011, Carlo Bianconi in Bologna, Italy, who has an excellent lab and
does expert work, we have also added our Swiss Distributor, Lutz
Electronics as an additional repair center for in and out of warranty
products. The feedback from customers who have repairs done there has also
been excellent. Lutz speaks vey good English, German and French and also
has an expedited method for shipping to them from Germany.

On buying directly from us, one area of confusion among some international
buyers in the UK and elsewhere in the EU is that while quoted prices for
our products at local retail stores in Eu and the UK already include the
addition of your local VAT and the cost of shipping and insurance to them
from the U.S., the on-line prices on orders shipped directly from us do not
include the VAT or import duty. That is required by the international
authorities on your end to be paid by the buyer upon receipt.   (Shipping
cost and insurance is also added by us to the invoice at the time of
billing prior to shipment.)

72,
Eric
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On Wed, Aug 2, 2023 at 2:05 PM David Aslin G3WGN  wrote:

> All my Elecraft kit (K3 + 'S' upgrades, P3, KPA500, KAT500, KX3, K2, W2
> etc) was bought via mostly separate orders direct from Elecraft, so
> multiple experience of this buying route.  No hassles with any of the
> shipments, but a week or so delay while the VAT/customs process completed.
> Even at today's elevated shipping prices, cost was always less than the W
> & S price.
>
> More concerning is the lack of accessible service facilities.  Claudio in
> Bologna is a great engineer and did an exemplary job of upgrading and
> checking over the the KPA500s owned by members of the 6Gs DXpeditions
> group; BUT, shipping a returnable item to Italy (or elsewhere in the EU) is
> now a huge bureaucratic nightmare.
> I would hope that Eric and Justin Godefroy (who I do not know, but I
> understand owns & runs Moonraker) are in conversation.  If not, does anyone
> on here know Justin well enough to encourage that to happen?  Checking with
> Eric would be easy, but there may be need for 'encouragement' at the UK
> end.  Moonraker would get loads of brownie points if they hired an engineer
> and had them trained on Elecraft products - and given the lack of other
> service facilities in UK, could have them trained on other products too, to
> make the hire cost-effective.
> 73, David G3WGN M6O
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Dave 
> Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 1:12 PM
> To: Elecraft Discussion List 
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Buying a K4 in UK
>
> I bought my K4D from W&S 2 years ago, but they no longer list much
> Elecraft equipment and seem to have lost interest.
>
> All my other Elecraft kit came direct from Elecraft. W&S are unlikely to
> handle warranty or repairs for items bought elsewhere, which is a pity as
> the only place outside of the UK for service is either Italy or back to the
> factory.
>
> 73 Dave G4AON
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[Elecraft] K3 Options Last Time Buy Update and other products status:

[Eric Swartz]

I've been out of town much of this last month and I apologize for my lack
of regular updates over the past months on the K3 Options. The buck stops
here - I apologize and take full responsibility for the slow updates and
delays in getting these completed and shipped.

The bottom line: We and our vendors were overloaded and had way over
estimated our ability to build and get the options and our regular core
products products out the door at the same time. We've been 'heads down'
focusing on adding capacity to correct this situation.

In my last update I was way over optimistic about our in-house production
ramp up rate and the capacity of our Caif. based PCB assembly houses and
their ability to ramp up production of all of our main products and the
very large number of individual K3 option boards at the same time. The
ongoing semiconductor shortages, while improving, have also continued to
put sand in the gears of production as we took time to hunt down
numerous hard to get parts. We -have- been successful at getting the very
large number of KIO3B and KSYN3A options built and shipped, along with the
K144XV and K144RFLK orders. But that, combined with our post-COVID ramping
up of our K4, Amplifier and Autotuner product lines, severely taxed both
our inside final assembly and our outside PCB assembly sub-contractor's
abilities to handle everything at once. We had to pull back and reset to
add production capacity and first focus on our core Radio, Amp and
Auto-Tuner products, with the K3 last time buy options following that.

We have now qualified and added several additional CA based PCB assembly
houses to work with our parts ordering group, which greatly increases our
production capacity. We are already using them for a wide range of boards
with good results and faster delivery.

This increased capacity has allowed us to catch up with our K4, Amplifier
and KAT500 Autotuner backlogs and these products now typically ship from
stock. (or occasionally 5-10 working days after order, depending on short
term order surges etc.)
**Catching up on these products has opened up additional capacity for our
K3 Options production, where we are now heavily focused.**

We're currently working with our PCB assembly vendors to solve any
remaining parts problems and to firm up the delivery dates for the
remaining K3 options. Fortunately we have sufficient raw unstuffed PC
boards in house for a number of the K3 options, which will speed the
production process. I will report back here in about 2 weeks, during the
week of 8/21, with updated status for each product, showing production
status, open issues etc.

(I may also report earlier on a subset of the K3 Options if we receive any
of the information we've asked for early (next week or the following week.)
One item that may start shipping soon is the KPA3A 100W option. We're
currently confirming if we have all the sheet metal and other parts in
house that go with the built and tested KPA3A RF assemblies.)

One additional note:
We've also been successful ramping the KX2 production rate enough to exceed
the order rate and reduce the backlog. We are working hard to push that
higher so KX2s are shipping from stock soon. We are also shipping against
our KX3 backlog and are working hard to get that production rate up so we
can get it back into a stocking situation.

73,
Eric WA6HHQ
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[Elecraft] July K4/K4D plus KPA1500 and KPA500 Amplifier Specials - More Details

[Eric Swartz]

Here are  more specifics on the July Specials Madelyn mentioned below in
her earlier email to the Elecraft list:

K4-F   K4 Transceiver, Factory Assembled, $200 Discount & Free Shipping

K4D-F   K4D Transceiver, Factory Assembled, $200 Discount & Free Shipping

K4TOK4DUPG   K4 Upgrade Kit to K4D, $50 Discount & Free Shipping

KPA1500-F   1500+ W Solid State Amplifier, $150 Discount & Free Shipping

KPA500-F   KPA500 500w Amplifier, Assembled, $100 Discount & Free Shipping

KAT500-F   KAT500-F High Power ATU, $40 Discount & Free Shipping

PWRCOMBO-F KPA500 & KAT500 Power Combo, Assembled, $75 Combo Savings + $140
Discount & Free Shipping

Plus additional free shipping specials on more items.

All of these products are in daily production and are shipping from stock
to 3-9  working days, depending on our weekly order quantities.

See full details on the specials order page at:
https://elecraft.com/products/july-specials

73,
Eric
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On Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 5:04 PM Madelyn Gomez  wrote:

Check out the July Specials for some dang good deals!
> They are already posted and we have units on the shelf to ship.
>
> The specials include K4, K4D, K4toK4D upgrade, and select amps.
>
> Madelyn Gomez
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[Elecraft] Price Increases this Thursday, April 20th

[Eric Swartz]

We are finally releasing our product price increases this Thursday, April 20th. 
  All orders received prior to the increase will of course be honored at the 
pre-increase price.

73, 
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Re: [Elecraft] K4 pre order

[Eric Swartz]

Hi Rick,

It looks like your K4D shipped today. :-)

We're also working hard to ship a lot this week and next so we can catch up
with the rest of the backlog and have some K4Ds to sell from our booth at
the Visalia International DX convention (weekend after next).  See you all
there!

73,
Eric
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On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 12:39 PM NJ5W Rick  wrote:

> Ordered mine Mar 7th, still waiting. So not quite down to 4 weeks yet.
> Hopefully mine will arrive sometime this week.
>
>
> Rick NJ5W
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 1:36 PM Jim Rhodes  wrote:
>
> > The wait time is down to 3-4 weeks, so not as big a deal as 2 years ago.
> > Ordered mine in Jan and had it within 4 weeks.
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 13, 2023, 13:18 Dean L/ K2WW  wrote:
> >
> > > Is it possible to " Buy" someone who is impatiently waiting and
> pre-paid
> > > for their K4, and change the shipping info?
> > > Reminds me of the lunch line in High School, ahead back ahead
> > > If it is, I'm your Huckleberry
> > >
> > > 73
> > > Dean K2WW
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Re: [Elecraft] Upcoming Virtual Hamfest

[Eric Swartz]

Hi Steve,

We shifted back to in-person Hamfests last year.

73,
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On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 7:44 AM Steve Hall <99sun...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Will Elecraft be participating in the March 25-26 internet hamfest as they
> have in the past?  Will they have the live zoom type meeting rooms?
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[Elecraft] Starting to Ship K3 & K3S Option Last Time Buy Orders (3/1/23)

[Eric Swartz]

Some good news now as we are beginning to ship K3 & K3S Option orders! I
apologize for the dearth of updates over the weeks since our last update -
We've had our heads down solving production issues and unexpected parts
shortages with the K3 & K3S options and our main products while managing
our regular product production flow.

On top of that, the large number of last time buy K3 & K3S option orders
now shipping is putting a heavy load on our sales department as we confirm
order info and work through the shipping process, which is on top of their
daily work managing all our our regular K4, KX products and Amplifier order
& shipping flow. (Madelyn and Michelle are amazing..)

*KIO3B & KSYN3A* - Now Shipping (finally!):
We received *100%* of both items late last week from our Calif. PCB
assembly subcontractor and we are testing, packaging and shipping them now.
This quantity will cover *all* of our deposit orders and most of our wait
list orders.

Please be patient with us as both the KIO3B and KSYN3A  were extremely
popular and had a very large order response - they are at the very top of
our order list in quantity. Due to the large quantity of individual orders,
it shouldn't be a surprise that we will not ship all the orders instantly.
It will require a number of weeks as we step through the process of
contacting  everyone to confirm shipping info, collect their shipping costs
(and additional funds for 1/2 deposit orders) and to ship their orders. You
will know you are getting close to shipping when we contact you to confirm
everything.

Once we finish the prepaid deposit orders, we'll be contacting our waitlist
orders and going through the same process to confirm shipping info, collect
funds etc. We will post here and via our newsletter much more often as we
work through the pile of orders. (% of deposit orders, and then the same
for waitlist orders. )

*The above process will repeat as we work throughout our other option
orders.*

*K144XV and K144RFLK:*
We have shipped 100% of our deposit orders for the K144XV and K144RFLK
options along with the majority of the waitlist orders who responded to our
emails. We have a few of these left. If you are on the waitlist for these
items and have not heard from us, please check your spam folder or contact
sa...@elecraft.com

*P3TXMON: *
We are contacting customers and shipping the first batch of these now.  We
also expect a second assembled circuit board delivery in 3-4 weeks that
will cover the remaining order backlog.

*KAT3A:*
We have started shipping KAT3As and expect a second batch later this month
to complete shipping the backlog.

*KBPF3A:*
In process and should arrive here and start shipping by the end of this
month.

*KXV3B: *
In process and should arrive here and start shipping by the end of this
month.

*K3EXREF:*  In process. We have the raw circuit boards in house and are
sourcing a few remaining parts for this board. If all goes well, these will
ship near the end of this month.

*KDVR3:* In process. Currently sourcing the DVR flash memory.

*KPA3A:* In process. One delay is a sheet metal order delivery for the rear
fan panels used with this option. We are expediting this.

More updates soon (definitely sooner than this update) as we get closer to
the assembled circuit board and sheet metal delivery dates and get more
info on these and the other options.
73,
Eric
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[Elecraft] Price increases held off until after this weekend's Hamcation Show

[Eric Swartz]

We  just finished setting up our booth at the Hamcation show in Orlando,
FL, this afternoon. Whew!

To give everyone a chance to benefit from the current pre-increase prices,
we will be holding off the increases for everyone ordering at the show, on
the internet or by phone until after the show.  The price increases will
occur most likely by late next week or early the following week of 2/20.

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[Elecraft] KPA1500s in stock for immediate shipment

[Eric Swartz]

I just saw 4 new KPA1500s go into our finished goods stock today, ready for
immediate delivery.

Get 'em while they're hot! :-)

73
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[Elecraft] K4 and K4D Backlog wait significantly reduced

[Eric Swartz]

We've been working hard to get the K4 & K4D backlog down and I'm now
pleased to announce that it has been reduced significantly. Whew!

We are now contacting customers that ordered in late Dec and early January
that their orders will be ready to ship in the next 10-20 business days.

Please contact sa...@elecraft.com or give us a call (831-763-4211)if you
ordered your K4 any time before the end of 2022 and have not heard from us.
We'll get your order back into the now very short queue.  It's always
possible we have an old email address for you or that our emails were
missed or sent to your spam folder when originally sent.

Thanks again for your incredible patience as we've worked through the K4
and K4D backlog.   We're working now on getting the K4HD radio and K4/K4D
to K4HD upgrade options  parts sourced and then into production and out
later this year.

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[Elecraft] Elecraft Price increase Alert

[Eric Swartz]

This is an early price increase alert for our list readers:

We will be increasing prices across all of our product lines at the end of
this month, on Jan. 31st.
Our on-line order forms will update with the new pricing at that time.

As we all have seen on the news and felt personally, inflation pressures
have pushed up prices for everyone over the past year. In our case the
costs for electronic components, sheet metal, displays etc. have all
increased significantly.  And of course, our assembly and labor costs have
gone up. We've been absorbing all of these cost increases to date, but we
are now at the point where we must increase prices in order to keep our
products profitable and to provide you with the great products and service
you expect.

All orders placed with us -prior- to the increase date of January 31st will
be charged at the lower current pricing, even if they ship after the price
increase date.
Please order soon, as that will avoid the usual last minute crush of
orders.

Lastly, please resist the urge to call or email our sales/support team
about which products will be changing price or how much the changes will
be, as they do not have this information. (We're still in the middle of
reviewing all of our cost changes.)

I apologize for the increase - We'll strive to keep the price changes as
reasonable as possible.

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[Elecraft] K3 & K3S Options Last Time Buy Update (12/02/2022)

[Eric Swartz]

I apologize for the delay getting this info out to everyone. (See my final
comments below after the status section for more info on what has caused
much of the delay.)

First - The current K3 & K3S option status. The following boards are now in
process, and should ship close to these dates ranges if there are no new
parts issues or surprise manufacturing delays.

P3TXMON  6-8 weeks
K3EXREF  8 weeks
KAT3A:  8 weeks
KDVR3  8 weeks
KPA3A6-8 weeks
KIO3B8-9 weeks
KSYN3A8 weeks
KBPF3A8 weeks
KXV3B   6-8 weeks

K144XV and K144RFLK   7-10 days
We've completed building an additional batch of K144XV 2M options and
we're  finishing up the matching K144RFLK lock boards, which lock the
K144XV's frequency to the K3's reference oscillator.
We'll be contacting the remaining customers for these two items in order to
confirm shipping information (and collect the other half of the funds due
for shipping and those who made a half deposit.)

---

Remaining 3 Last time Buy items:

P3: Still seeing long parts delays from Analog devices and Microchip.

P3SVGA: Still seeing long parts delays from Intel (FPGA) and Microchip (uC).

K3/0 Mini: Microchip (uC) delays plus qualifying second sources on several
other parts. We are also evaluating our demo stock of  K3/0 Minis to see if
that can help with regular orders or our wait-list orders.

We will update everyone on these last three items as we get new information.


General comments:
We've been navigating a wide range of parts and manufacturing issues these
past months. The K3 Options suffered in focus as we first had to keep our
primary product lines rolling out the door to you. (K4s, KX-Line, Amps
(100, 500 and 1500W) etc.) We've been successful sourcing parts for these
primary products and keeping them shipping :-) , but its taken way more
focus and effort that anyone expected..

We've also had to contend with one of our key circuit board assembly
subcontractors becoming unavailable after being sold to another company.
(All of our boards are built in the U.S.) That resulted in our other
assembly subcontractors becoming overloaded. Fortunately we have now
qualified and brought on-line several new U.S. circuit board assembly
companies with excellent results. In addition to smoothing our regular
production, this has made it possible to get our focus back on the K3
Options.

We will be posting updates for these products as they each get closer to
shipping.

Thank you again for your patience.

73,


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[Elecraft] KPA1500 Amplifiers are now shipping from Stock

[Eric Swartz]

Just a heads up that we've been working hard to catch up with our order
backlog of KPA1500 solid state amps.  Interest in the 1500 has been very
strong and we have been successful getting ahead of the increasing order
rate.   (The 1500 fully integrates with our K3 and K4 Product lines and is
compatible with most HF transceivers from other manufacturers.)

KPA1500s are now available off the shelf for immediate delivery from stock
:-)  Get 'em while they're hot off the press!

Shipping for the KPA1500 is also free to the lower 48 U.S. states
this month.

More info on the KPA1500 is available at:
https://elecraft.com/products/kpa1500-amplifier

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[Elecraft] K3/K3S Options Last time buy update

[Eric Swartz]

Hi Everyone,

I apologize for not posting this update last week. It was quite busy
at Elecraft HQ, plus I had two unexpected visits to the dentist. (Lots of
fun :-)

As you know by now, the logistics and parts production shortage problems
caused by the COVID pandemic have caused huge production problems for us
and the rest of the electronics industry, car manufacturers etc. The delay
getting the K3/K3S Options status out has primarily been due to the fact
that our Elecraft production, purchasing and engineering teams, in addition
to their normal day to day tasks, they have also been heavily focused on
working together to find production quantities of parts (and alternate
parts) for our primary product lines (K4, K4D, KX2, KX3, KPA500, KPA1500,
KXPA100 etc.)  This is a herculean task, with new shortages popping up
every week. Even 'confirmed' scheduled parts ordered 12 months in advance
from major distributors can suddenly not show up on time. So far we have
been successful dodging these issues, finding alternate suppliers, locating
alternate parts, buying larger quantities of hard to get parts for
inventory etc. This has kept our primary products moving out the door in
steadily increasing quantities each month, (Feb. and March were record
months) but it also has slowed us from working on finding and purchasing
all the parts for the last run of K3/K3S options. That said, we are now
focusing more directly on this and have been successful getting many of the
critical K3/K3S option parts in house.   Below is our current Status.

I've initially broken the options into 5 groups with estimated shipping
dates, depending on which options we are currently focused on, parts we
already have in stock, expected parts delivery times, certainty of
acquiring parts, manufacturing time and how close we are to having all
parts for each option in house.  Dates will get firmer in general as we
move forward.

We will contact customers with currently booked orders (and wait list
customers in some cases) as each option gets close to shipping.  (Please
try to resist calling sales for new updates as they are heavily loaded and
will not have new K3/K3sOption information until the next update comes out.)

Group 1:
a.)  K144XV will be ready to ship within the next week.  (We will start
contacting customers this week).
b.)  K144RFLK: 6-8 weeks if everything goes ok. This board can be
installed after the K144XV is installed. (We're working to get this one
faster, if possible.)

Group 2:  (These two options received the highest quantity of orders)
a.) KSYN3A:  7-12 weeks if there are no last minute surprises. We have been
successful locating and purchasing the primary problem parts, including the
SI570, Pic processor etc.

b.)KIO3BUPKIT: 8-12 weeks

Group 3:
KXV3B, KBPF3A, P3TX Monitor, KAT3A:, KPA3A  10-14 weeks

Group 4:
K3/0-Mini, K3EXREF, KDVR3.  14-16 weeks est. This may change +/- depending
on parts deliveries and availability.

Group 5:
P3, P3SVGA:   After Group 4.  Working on locating several hard to get
parts.  Will update with estimated ship dates in following status updates
as this becomes better defined.

I will work to post updates every 2-3 weeks as we move forward. As parts
come in we hope some items in groups 2-4 will move to shorter times.

73,
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Re: [Elecraft] K4 beta software release 29 is now available

[Eric Swartz]

That was a typo on Wayne's part. R29 Beta has just been released today.

73,
Eric
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> On Mar 23, 2022, at 8:14 PM, David F. Reed  wrote:
> 
> Unfortunately, when I "Check for Updates" I only see the Beta release of 
> R29; am I missing something, or was the email missing "Beta"
> 
> Thanks & 73 de Dave, W5SV
> 
>> On 03/24/2022 02:52 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
>> Release 29 of K4 software is now available for download. You can read the 
>> release notes below, or from within the UPDATE function at the radio itself.
>> 
>> NOTE: If the UPDATE function doesn't succeed at downloading the new software 
>> on the first try, please try a second time. We're working to improve this 
>> situation.
>> 
>> This release will be of particular interest to SSB operators, since it adds 
>> a new, highly effective speech compression algorithm and CESSB 
>> (control-envelope SSB). The combination of the two provides as much as 8 dB 
>> of increase in average talk power. This should be very useful for those 
>> participating in the CQ WPX SSB contest this weekend.
>> 
>> CW operators will want to try out the new, much tighter filters for 
>> bandwidths of 50/100/150/200 Hz. In field testing, these have proven to 
>> provide a huge advantage in heavy QRM.
>> 
>> 73,
>> Wayne
>> N6KR
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>  RELEASE 29 
>> 
>> 
>> March 22, 2022
>> 
>> 
>> NOTE:  The RX DVR feature (AF REC/AF PLAY) has been deferred until the next 
>> software release in order to complete more extensive testing.
>> 
>> 
>> = FUNCTIONAL CHANGES =
>> 
>> ENHANCED SPEECH COMPRESSION & CESSB:  Speech compression has been 
>> dramatically improved. Controlled Envelope Single Sideband (CESSB) has also 
>> been implemented. Together, these boost average talk power by up to 8 dB, 
>> with virtually no RF overshoot or in-band distortion. Any nonzero setting of 
>> CMP also engages CESSB. Compression also now applies to Extended Single 
>> Sideband (wide transmit bandwidths).
>> 
>> TX NOISE GATE:  This feature is available in all voice modes. Set up using 
>> MENU:TX Noise Gate Threshold. Default is OFF. If a non-zero value is 
>> selected, mic audio will be suppressed during transmit when it is below the 
>> given threshold.
>> 
>> NEW NARROW CW FILTERS:  We've added new CW filtering for the 50/100/150/200 
>> Hz settings -- the highest-performance narrow filters we've ever offered. 
>> These filters have much steeper skirts, yet exhibit minimal ringing. They're 
>> enabled by default, but can be turned off using the RX CW IIR Filters menu 
>> entry. When they're off, the filters will be the same as they are now (FIR). 
>> These filters are centered on 50 Hz pitch increments, which means that the 
>> narrowest filter width (50 Hz) slightly favors 50 Hz increments of the 
>> sidetone PITCH setting. For example, if you were using a 530 Hz sidetone, 
>> consider using 500 or 550 Hz instead.
>> 
>> ALL-MODE SQUELCH:  Main and sub receiver squelch can now be used in all 
>> modes. The settings are independent.
>> 
>> NOISE BLANKER QRM FILTERING:  All noise blankers can be compromised by 
>> strong nearby signals. If you hear artifacts, use the NB LEVEL control to 
>> turn NB QRM filtering on, then retry different NB levels. There are 3 NB 
>> filter settings:
>> 
>>NARROW: K4 bases NB filter on regular RX bandwidth (as low as 1 kHz)
>>WIDE:   K4 applies a 5 kHz NB filter
>>NONE:   pre-NB filtering off (BW ahead of NB ~24 kHz)
>> 
>> NOTE: The NARROW and WIDE settings may reduce effectiveness on some noise 
>> types, so use NONE when there's no QRM.
>> 
>> NEW AM DEMODULATOR:  Our new AM demodulator provides excellent audio 
>> fidelity, with up to 5 kHz audio bandwidth and enhanced pre-demodulator 
>> filtering.
>> 
>> IMPROVED FM DEMODULATOR.
>> 
>> VFO CURSOR OFF-SCREEN ICONS:  The panadapter now provides color-coded arrows 
>> (A=blue, B=green) that appear if the associated VFO frequency is off-screen. 
>> The arrow shows the off-screen direction.
>> 
>> VFO COARSE TUNING RATES (PER-MODE):  Added a new menu entry, VFO Coarse 
>> Tuning, that specifies which of four per-mode tuning rates is to be used 
>> when the KHZ switch function is selected. (This is equivalent to the K3's 
>> COARSE switch function.) For example, in SSB mode, the "KHZ" tuning rate 
>> options are 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, and 2.5 kHz. When the user-specified KHZ rate is 
>> selected, the VFO digit underline changes from white to gold. These 
>> selections also apply to the RIT control whenever RIT is *OFF* and MENU:RIT 
>> Knob Alt Function is set to VFO CRS. Tapping VFO digits to select a tuning 
>> rate overrides the KHZ tuning rate.
>> 
>> NEW TRANSMIT MONITOR LINE-OUT MODES:  Menu entry "TX Monitor Level, Line 
>> Out" sets the level of the transmit monitor signal (sidetone or voice) at 
>> the LINE OUT analog jack as well as digital line out (USB-B jack). At the 
>> default setting ("=MON"), the LINE OUT TX

[Elecraft] Elecraft K4 Update Talk & Demo at QSO Today HamExpo Saturday

[Eric Swartz]

I'll be giving a K4 talk on its latest features, including a Demo of CESSB
compression, at 1700 UTC (9 AM PST, Calif Time).  There will also be a live
interactive Q&A session immediately following the talk.

The talk will be in the VFairs auditorium section (where all the large
talks are located).

After the talk Q&A I will also periodically be at the Elecraft Booth (K4
section) in the Ham Expo KUMOSpace Lounge interactive audio/video area for
real time questions and more live K4 demo's.

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Re: [Elecraft] K3S options

[Eric Swartz]

Hi Chuck - It's better if we do the Paypal refund from this end. We can do
that today if you wish.

Sales is being a bit conservative on the lead time for the Synths. It is
probably closer to 6-8 a\weeks at this point and I'm trying to beat that.
We finally have all the difficult to get long lead time parts for that
board in house now and the remaining time is for the raw PCB fabrication
and assembly/test.

So would you like us to go ahead and issue you a refund?

Regards,
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On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 9:49 AM Chuck Miller  wrote:

> I have corresponded with Elecraft in the last few days about the updates
> I ordered last spring. I was told they have sourced most of the parts
> for the Synths and to expect delivery in 8 to 10 weeks. I cancelled my
> order, and am now fighting with paypal to get the money returned to me.
>
> 73 all, Chuck
>
> N0NC
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[Elecraft] Elecraft will not be at Hamcation Feb 11-13

[Eric Swartz]

In an abundance of caution we made the hard decision today to cancel
Elecraft's participation at the Florida Hamcation show  (a little over two
weeks from today, 2/11-13).  This decision was made to protect the health
of our booth team that would have been at the show.

We will be exhibiting at the on-line QSO Today Ham Expo this March 12-13.
Their in-booth personal video interaction format looks to be much improved
from the prior show too :-) Please drop by and say hi!

Hopefully Covid will calm back down soon so we can get out to see everyone
in person. We miss you all and look forward to seeing you soon.

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Re: [Elecraft] Problem Tuning K3: now off centre fed dipole

[Eric Swartz]

Folks - Thread CLOSED. In the interest of relieving mail overload for those
who are not interested in the argument on this topic, please take this off
the list as it has been beaten to death.

73,
Eric
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On Fri, Nov 5, 2021 at 11:13 AM Jim Brown  wrote:

> On 11/5/2021 4:24 AM, CUTTER DAVID via Elecraft wrote:
> > As has been said on many occasions, there is no real difference between
> a dipole fed in the middle and one fed off centre: as long as you can get
> the current to run in the dipole by suitable matching and don't waste it
> along the way, they are indistinguishable to the dx station.
>
> Statements like this ignore three fundamental facts.
>
> 1) Off-center fed antennas are noisy on receive, and you can't work who
> you can't hear. This usually doesn't matter in the middle of nowhere,
> but it matters a LOT in most of the developed world, where all of us are
> surrounded by switch-mode power supplies (almost everything that plugs
> into the wall), controllers for variable speed motors (HVAC systems and
> other systems), grow lights, and solar systems.
>
> 2) When used on bands other than their half-wave length, horizontal
> patterns are wildly variable, with multiple peaks and nulls at angles
> predictable by antenna fundamentals.
>
> 3) It is impractical to EFFECTIVELY choke them at the feedpoint to kill
> RX noise, the feedpoint being at the off-center point on the horizontal
> wire, not down the matching section from the antenna, and it is also
> impractical to EFFECTIVELY choke a feedline where it is severely
> mismatched. Again, this doesn't matter in the middle of nowhere, but it
> matters a LOT where most of us live.
>
> And it DOES matter to the DX station who calls you repeatedly and you
> don't hear him, thanks to your RX noise. This has been happening to me a
> lot on 60M FT8, where I'm licensed for 100W EIRP, and most of the rest
> of the world is licensed for 15-25W. That power gives me a 6-8 dB
> advantage, and stations I decode at -10 dB don't hear me!
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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Re: [Elecraft] HELP! XFINITY SHUT OFF INTERNET DUE TO HAM ANTENNAS

[Eric Swartz]

Folks, we are exceeding the OT limit for list postings on this topic.
[THREAD CLOSED]

Please take the discussion off list in the interest of relieving email
overload for others.

73,
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Re: [Elecraft] Off topic - musical composition

[Eric Swartz]

Folks, we've drifted way off the core focus of this list with this OT
thread.  In the interest of keeping the SNR high here and relieving email
overload fatigue for others, please take this thread off-list.

Thread closed.

73,
Eric
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On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 7:53 AM Richard Lawn  wrote:

> I think the answer to that joke is “vibrato” though I heard it as the
> difference between the saxophone and a chain saw! Though I hate to
> disrespect my own instrument (Sax not chain saw 😎)
>
> 73
> Rick, W2JAZ
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Re: [Elecraft] Old DOS computers

[Eric Swartz]

Must be a bad HF propagation day!

Folks, All of the 'Old DOS computers' threads are now all closed due to the 
excessive number OT postings. Please, lets get back to Elecraft related topics 
and take a breather form OT overload.

Eric
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> On Jun 29, 2021, at 1:37 AM, Dave B via Elecraft  
> wrote:
> 
> If anyone thinks a "New" PC out of the box, is "secure"?
> 
> Think again, they are far from secure, unless you spend several hours 
> disabling a lot of "phone home" & auto update facilities in all the 
> pre-installed (and usually unwanted) crap-ware (sometimes including parts of 
> the OS itself) that are often nigh on impossible to un-install.
> 
> If you want "security" never connect it to any network, certainly never the 
> internet!
> 
> If you do use the internet, then at the very least disable UPnP in your 
> gateway/router device.   And keep said gateway/router device firmware 
> up-to-date (and ensure that UPnP is OFF after such updates!)
> 
> And as for efficency...   Have you measured the power consumed by a modern PC 
> when watching streamed video for example?
> 
> Much of the older technology was built for reliability too, not the cheap 
> mass produced lead free tin whisker prone stuff of modern times.   Dont 
> either fall into the trap that SSD's last forever.  They wear out too, but in 
> different ways.
> 
> Best to use a SSD to boot from (largely read only) but keep the swap file and 
> user working data on a rotating-rust drive. Archives can go on the SSD (as 
> well as an off site store...)
> 
> I wonder if the Linux based OS in the K4 is locked down, firewall on and 
> configured to drop incoming requests by default, with certificate only based 
> remote access for example where needed, and full (different certificate) 
> authentication when/if it phones home to Elecraft, to help mitigate MITM 
> spoofing issues.   (Man In The Middle.)
> 
> If you can "see" it (or any other PC/device) on your network, it(they) 
> is(are) not secure.
> 
> You wouldn't want your shack to be compromised by malware in the radio, or 
> lightbulb!  (Yes, there is malware/ransomware for Linux, not common yet, but 
> nasty.)
> 
> 73.
> 
> Dave G8KBV.
> 
> 
>> On 29/06/2021 02:34, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote:
>> yet they keep old PC?s that are not very efficient at all, nor are they 
>> secure. It just defies logic !
> 
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Re: [Elecraft] HOA Crap

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This duplicate thread is also now CLOSED

Both its inappropriate subject line and its excessive number of posts violate 
Elecraft list guidelines.

Please take arguments on amateur radio policy, what is 'real' Dx or 'real' 
amateir radio etc to another forum. These topics are not appropriate for this 
list and consume too much bandwidth when they pop up.  (Sort of like the 
'Whack-a-Mole' game.. ;-)

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> On Jun 29, 2021, at 7:51 AM, Bob McGraw  wrote:
> 
> 
> I totally agree.   However, if you must operate remote, then set up YOUR 
> station at a remote location and connect to it.   Renting, leasing, or 
> whatever is not a valid ham contact in my log book.
> 
> As to a HOA, one gives up certain things to obtain other things. I lived in a 
> S. FL condo for 5+ years.  I was on the board 3 years and VP for 2 years.  I 
> have an idea how "condo commandos" operate.   There are advantages and 
> disadvantages.  We have lived in a subdivision for 25 years which has a HOA.  
> Again I was on the board for several years.  There are restrictions which go 
> along with the deed.  You buy into them like it or not.One just has to 
> weight each and decide what they are willing to accept.
> 
> 73
> 
> Bob, K4TAX
> 
>> On 6/29/2021 7:34 AM, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote:
>> Message: 11
>> Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2021 21:45:36 -0700
>> From: "Rick Bates, NK7I"
>> To:elecraft@mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] HOA Crap
>> Message-ID:<51d73949-58de-b605-d0df-62ef3f62e...@gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
>> 
>> No!
>> 
>> Rent a station is NOT ham radio.? Argue all you want; but ham radio is
>> about RADIO, even if it's just owning and using an HT because that's all
>> you can manage.
>> 
>> You may as well log cell or Skype phone calls or EchoLink contacts (or
>> IRLP, DMR, DStar etc) as use remote stations that are not yours; they
>> have equal merit; none, zilch, nada, nil.? Only a few even have a radio
>> involved; the rest is internet links; not ham radio.
>> 
>> EVERY entry in my log is from MY gear, a station assembled by ME
>> (sometime with help building etc), a result of MY best efforts at THAT
>> point in time.? It's a matter of pride and is a moral imperative to my
>> standards.? Yes, it means I don't make EVERY contact or work every DX
>> when I want; I have to wait for propagation, then hope I've done
>> enough.? Yes, I've put money into equipment to own, use and maintain;
>> not someone else's pocket to rent.? But I EARNED every log entry.
>> 
>> I pity you some; you've lost your compass.? Yes, you can get DXCC in an
>> afternoon, moving sites to best apply propagation <>.? It's NOT
>> your station, it's not worthy of your log; it has no value, because you
>> purchased your log and awards instead of investing your time and
>> efforts. It's your ego being stroked by your wallet.
>> 
>> Ditto using remote receivers to augment your own; your station can or
>> cannot; it's THAT simple.
>> 
>> You have ZERO emergency preparedness without a radio; one of the tenets
>> of ham radio.? You can't be prepared if you don't own a radio; if the
>> systems are down, you have nothing.? An HT can at least saturate the
>> neighborhood to check on others around you.
>> 
>> If you are so HOA bound that nothing outside can grow as an antenna (has
>> NEVER been totally exclusive; stealthy has a market); build a club
>> station where you can; drive there to operate it and log from that.? If
>> it is an emergency and there IS still access, then use the remote if you
>> have nothing else.? At least own and learn to use a portable radio (KX3,
>> dual band HT, SOMETHING).
>> 
>> Yes, I operate a station remotely; MINE.? And if done well, no one knows
>> where you really are at the time of the contact.
>> 
>> But you won't ever sell me that not owning a radio at all and to rent
>> and operate remotely is even CLOSE to being a ham.? For pity's sake,
>> hand the man an HT!
>> 
>> Harsh, perhaps.? But it's also one reason to escape the blasted HOA
>> world too to make your own decisions. HOA is an infestation, a virus
>> that allows others to make choices for you, even if you don't like their
>> decisions.
>> 
>> /rant off; hot button; this arena gets old fast/
>> 
>> 73,
>> Rick NK7I
>> More curmudgeonly every year it seems, ain't nuttin wrong with old
>> school, it's just not as popular
>> 
>> 
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Re: [Elecraft] What is DX?

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This thread is also now CLOSED.

Please take arguments on amateur radio policy, what is 'real' Dx or 'real' 
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Re: [Elecraft] HOA Crap

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Folks, This thread is now CLOSED.  

Both the excessive number of posts and the subject line are in violation of 
list guidelines.

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> On Jun 29, 2021, at 8:36 PM, Rich  wrote:
> 
> The DXCC rule that a ham can operate from multiple locations anywhere in the 
> lower 48 (for example, San Diego, Seattle, Maine, and Florida) and combine 
> all of the QSOs for DXCC is ludicrous! Especially since the ham  but can't 
> combine them if he were to move from Detroit across the river to Windsor, ON.
> 
> It makes total sense:
> 
> DXCC is measured by entity and has nothing to do with distance. Only the 
> entity you are operating from.   If you live in FL and work Cuba it counts 
> the same as working Australia.
> 
> Canada is a different entity hence your call would legally be K9YC/VE not 
> K9YC.
> 
> Rich
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Re: [Elecraft] Gurus

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*Thread Closed*

Folks - let's close this thread now as its -waaay- past the single topic
posting limit for the list.

I apologize for not stepping in earlier. I've been off the list for several
days running the business etc :-)

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On Tue, Jun 8, 2021 at 6:58 PM Al Lorona  wrote:

> When this subject appeared last week I had composed a reply but then slept
> on it and canceled it the next morning, as I probably do 80% of the time.
>
> In this my second attempt, let me say that I've always been amazed at the
> power wielded by Rob Sherwood. Thousands of hams hang on his latest tests.
> If he deems a new radio exceptional in some way, that can mean many
> millions of dollars for a manufacturer.
>
> And yet, if there were no such thing as gurus on the web and at places
> like Dayton expounding about how Brand A is better than Brand B, how would
> you answer the questions, "Do I like this transceiver?," and, "Is it any
> good?"
>
> You'd probably get on the air and use it, and decide that way.
>
> But we constantly have gurus telling us that Brand A is the 'best' which
> horrifies us if up until now we liked Brand B better. Against our personal
> experience we flip-flop and say, "Gee, I used to like Brand B, but Brand A
> must be better because the gurus say so."
>
> Yet, there will always be guys who'll be tortured owning a transceiver
> that has the 2nd highest dynamic range, or the 3rd best distortion. Never
> mind if they can't actually hear the differences.
>
> It's how a rig *sounds and feels* during actual operating that's most
> important. Not the numbers. For instance, Wes made a comment about his
> tuning knob, and although some of you might have laughed at that... it's
> darned important! That's the kind of thing I'm talking about.
>
> Here's my opinion on ranking receivers by 2 kHz 3rd order dynamic range:
> almost any modern receiver has enough dynamic range to make this ranking
> more and more meaningless as time goes on. Sherwood himself has said that
> 90 dB or above is plenty enough. To understand why, see this post from 2016
> by one of the old guys on this reflector:
> http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-The-Way-We-Rank-Receivers-long-td7623639.html
>
>
> Lastly, if you've been enjoying your rig for years and then hear someone
> else complain about a flaw you weren't even aware of, don't panic. There
> are a million reasons why his concerns might not involve you in the least.
>
> Above all, have fun.
>
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Re: [Elecraft] This does not bode well for the chip users of the world

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Folks - This thread was closed yesterday due to its high OT volume.  Please
respect this closure.

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On Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 5:48 AM W3FLH  wrote:

>
> Joe and the group,
> A company I used to do business with had a nickname for JIT supplying.
> SOL. They actually had it printed on a card JIT=SOL.
>
> 73
> Darrell AB2E
>
>
>
> To chime in on "JIT" philosophy - we have a name for it, too:  Just Isn't
> There.
>
> It leaves no "wiggle-room" if there are any changes in production - you're
> dead in the water.
>
> Tony W3FLH
>
>
>
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Re: [Elecraft] This does not bode well for the chip users of the world

[Eric Swartz]

[TOPIC CLOSED}

Folks we are way off topic for the Elecraft list and this is also exceeding
the regular off topic limits.  Please end the thread at this time.

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On Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 5:31 PM Harlan Sherriff via Elecraft <
elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> Amazon has 50 piece NE555 for $5.39 ready to ship, two day delivery
>
>
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft job openings. Test/ Repair tech, customer support tech.

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One typo in my email addresses below. The correct address for submitting you 
information are:
h...@elecraft.com  , and also cc: e...@elecraft.com

(I had an extraneous space in the hr@.. address below.)

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> On Apr 12, 2021, at 9:45 AM, Eric Swartz  wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> We have openings for two different technical positions at Elecraft! 
> 
> 1.  Technician position for our product test group. 
> - This position requires good analog and digital skills with debug and repair 
> capability to the component level.  Involves use of Spectrum Analyzers, 
> Oscilloscopes etc. and specialized computer software used for testing etc. 
> Good understanding of radio transmitter, amplifier and receiver operation at 
> the schematic and block diagram levels is also a plus.
> - This is a full time or part time position working at our Watsonville, CA 
> facility.
> 
> 2. Customer Support
> This position will be supporting customer questions via phone calls and 
> emails on our current products.  Good social skills and detailed operating 
> experience with our K3 or K3s, KX line, Amplifiers etc is a plus. Should also 
> be familiar with reading and understanding schematics, debugging customer 
> failures over the phone and via email etc.
> This position can be full or part time, working from our Watsonville 
> facility, and possibly from home.
> 
> If you are interested, please email your contact information and 
> resume/experience to hr@ elecraft.com,  and cc: eric@ elecraft.com so I can 
> track applicants too.
> 
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[Elecraft] Elecraft job openings. Test/ Repair tech, customer support tech.

[Eric Swartz]

Hi,

We have openings for two different technical positions at Elecraft! 

1.  Technician position for our product test group. 
 - This position requires good analog and digital skills with debug and repair 
capability to the component level.  Involves use of Spectrum Analyzers, 
Oscilloscopes etc. and specialized computer software used for testing etc. Good 
understanding of radio transmitter, amplifier and receiver operation at the 
schematic and block diagram levels is also a plus.
- This is a full time or part time position working at our Watsonville, CA 
facility.

2. Customer Support
This position will be supporting customer questions via phone calls and emails 
on our current products.  Good social skills and detailed operating experience 
with our K3 or K3s, KX line, Amplifiers etc is a plus. Should also be familiar 
with reading and understanding schematics, debugging customer failures over the 
phone and via email etc.
This position can be full or part time, working from our Watsonville facility, 
and possibly from home.

If you are interested, please email your contact information and 
resume/experience to hr@ elecraft.com,  and cc: eric@ elecraft.com so I can 
track applicants too.

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[Eric Swartz]

I'l be on in the Ham Expo sessions area with "K4 Operation and Features
Q&A" at 9am PDT. (15 min from now or so.)

Its in the sessions area of Ham Expo.They left "Elecraft" off of the
title, so it will not show up if you use the search icon with "Elecraft".
 Searching sessions with "k4" does work though.

Video Quality looks better today on the Expo site. :-)

See you all there!

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Re: [Elecraft] Interesting article...

[Eric Swartz]

I just saw this and below is a copy of what I posted to his comments
section.

"Hi Mike,

While the last year has been challenging due to the Covid crisis, the CA
wildfires near us and related supply issues, we are not now shut down by CA
for COVID and are financially healthy. We are alive and kicking - shipping
radios, amplifiers and accessories every week.

You mentioned the backlog on the KX2, KX3, KXPA100 and K2, for which I
apologize. All of these are still in production and shipping. Orders for
all of our products surprisingly have been much higher than we expected
during the Covid crisis, which has contributed to the current backlog on
these products. (It looks like hams had more time this past year to enjoy
the hobby, which has helped sales!) I just checked our shipping report for
the first ten days of this month (through today 2/10) and all of these are
shipping along with their accessories, the KPA500, KPA1500 etc.  We
certainly have seen intermittent production delays due to parts shortages,
but to date nothing has shut us down. We've gotten pretty good at quickly
finding alternate parts when one is delayed.

I see you were disappointed the K3S was no longer in production. We
formally discontinued it May of 2019 when we introduced the K4, after a
close to 13 year run for the K3 and K3S. We've also previously discontinued
the K1 and KX1, which also had a long run. In general we discontinue
products as sales decrease over time and when new products replace them.
Fortunately we've been able to continue production of the K2 since its
first ship in Jan of 1999. Now that's a long run :-)

We are also ramping up production and shipments of the K4, which also
competes for production resources. I noted in my recent live video Q&A
session on the K4 that we had just received 100 full PC board sets for the
K4 from our local assembly subcontractor and these are winding their way
through production. (See the Elecraft YouTube channel for the Zoom
recording.) We received a huge response to the K4 and as a result have a
very large number of backorders that will keep us busy and financially
healthy for some time.

Lastly you mentioned the 'TBD' on K3S option boards and accessories. We
recently asked for interest from our customers on a special run of all of
these and received a very large response, which makes it economical to
build another run of most of these. We've now received the quote updates
from our suppliers and we will be contacting everyone starting next week
who expressed interest in these items.

We're still in business, healthy and enjoying designing and building
exciting products for the amateur radio community, and we hope to continue
doing so for some time!"

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On Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 6:24 AM Dave Cole  wrote:

> https://www.amateurradio.com/what-has-happened-to-elecraft/
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Re: [Elecraft] Can I rent a K4?

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[END of Thread]

Folks - this topic has quickly hit the limit for single topic posts in a
short period.
In the interest of improving list SNR, let's let this thread end for now.

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On Wed, Feb 3, 2021 at 2:45 PM Joe Subich, W4TV  wrote:

>
> Your numbers are entirely unrealistic for for a $4000 transceiver.
>
> The discount for a "used" (rental stock) device would need to be
> *at least* 20-25% (typical of "B Stock" in the professional AV
> world).  A two to four week rental would need to be *at least*
> $500, if not more, to cover the overhead, management, repair and
> refurbishment (with every rental) costs of such an endeavor.
>
> Given the constrained availability of the K4, the ability of the
> factory to sell every unit they can ship for the next 18-24 months
> at a minimum, limited repair capacity, and cost or repair parts,
> Elecraft would be losing money with any rental operation.
>
> 73,
>
> ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
> On 2021-02-03 3:31 PM, John Harper wrote:
> > Let's throw some numbers in, just for S&G:
> >
> > I pay $200 for 2 weeks of togetherness with a K4. Another $100 for 2-way
> > shipping.
> >
> > I'm out $300 if I decide not to keep the rig.
> >
> > No one's going to go for this unless they're already thinking seriously
> of
> > buying the thing. If they only like it marginally, they realize they now
> > have a $300 dud to send back or (more likely) they realize that they're
> > already 85 or 90% of the way (financially) toward ownership.
> >
> > And...Elecraft only has 10 K4's slotted for this program. They'll prolly
> > sell 8 or 9 of them and can continue to rent, or eventually sell as used
> > (at 90% retail) the remaining two. They're ahead either way.
> >
> > To top it off, they benefit from the social media buzz created by those
> 90%
> > who like, decide to keep and rave about the rig online. A few may even
> name
> > their firstborns Wayne and/or Eric. It's a win-win for all involved.
> >
> > Few people who use/own one are dissatisfied with an E rig. This would
> > potentially increase the number of people within that pool.
> >
> > John AE5X
> > https://ae5x.blogspot.com
> >
> >> The real problem with rental returns ("B Stock") is that is can
> >> no longer be sold as new resulting in a loss of value that is
> >> often more than the rental proceeds.
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Re: [Elecraft] Subject: Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today

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On Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 6:35 PM Chris Cox, N0UK  wrote:

> Spot on,Phil.
>
> Chris Cox, N0UK
> chr...@chris.org
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>
>
> > On Jan 18, 2021, at 12:07 PM, Phil Kane  wrote:
> >
> > On 1/18/2021 6:10 AM, Steve Hall wrote:
> >
> >> During my hamming of over 50 years, the FCC has never felt it necessary
> to
> >> threaten hams not to break the law, that is not until we have this new
> >> administration coming into control.  My concern is what they will
> define in
> >> the future as criminal acts.
> >
> > That's because up to now it was unthinkable that licensed hams would use
> amateur radio in the commission of crimes.  The law and the enforcement
> apparatus always was there, though, and was used without any publicity.
> We're going through violent times now and it's sad that such a notice had
> to be issued.  Violators can't say that they weren't warned.
> >
> > 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
> > Elecraft K2/100   s/n 5402
> > (30 year veteran of FCC Field Enforcement)
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Re: [Elecraft] Absurd remarks about FCC and ARRL notices.

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On Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 5:45 AM Robert Sands  wrote:

> Serious thinkers need to quietly look at the meaning of "incite",
> "promote", "instigate", "enable", "direct", "instruct", "Plan" and you will
> realize there was a plan (by someone) but no evidence of "incite" unless we
> are disconnected from meaning in language to achieve power. The disconnect
> of thought (inability to see contradictions) cannot be resolved through
> partisan rhetoric because there is no desire for analysis, truth and reason
> to a partisan, only power.  Emotion prevents clear thought. That's why, for
> the most part, ham radio is a pleasure as it encourages reason and clear
> thought (although not always). If the standard of logic is that Trump
> incited at the capitol (the group moved in before he spoke) then all the
> democrats who promoted violence for 9 months as redress should be
> impeached or in jail. Target the wrong doers or every protest from here on
> out will be "incitement" and blamed for the deeds of individuals. Dangerous
> thought error.
> Bob
> K7VO
>
> On Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 4:27 AM  wrote:
>
> > Shame on you for bring politics into the Elecraft rmail list.  Democrats
> > and Republicans and
> > Independents please keep political factionalism off this email list.  Ham
> > radio is fraternity of
> > people interested in radio communications and its art.   This kind of
> post
> > just  makes more
> > work for the email administrators who will have to moderate all emails to
> > keep the list on
> > topic.
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Re: [Elecraft] Subject: Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today [Thread CLOSED]

[Eric Swartz]

As per my other post, this way OT thread is also closed.

73,
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> On Jan 18, 2021, at 4:01 PM, James Driskell  wrote:
> 
> It's not illegal to protest whatever as long as one doesn't participate in 
> criminal acts under the banner of the protest.  Therefore, coordinating a 
> protest using radio communications probably isn't a violation in itself.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Jim Driskell
> W7OWI
> 
> 
> From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net  on 
> behalf of WW3S 
> Sent: Monday, January 18, 2021 15:13
> To: Ted Edwards W3TB 
> Cc: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Subject: Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of 
> ... warning issued by FCC today
> 
> Early 70s there was a Student Information net used to coordinate protests 
> against the Vietnam Warcolleges nationwide used it.
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Jan 18, 2021, at 5:59 PM, Ted Edwards W3TB  wrote:
>> 
>> When I was in college during anti-war protests about 50 years ago,
>> protesters tried to pressure me to use the college station to coordinate
>> with other colleges.
>> 
>> They threatened to break into the station and do it themselves with my
>> callsign.  I disconnected antennas, but I also knew that none of them knew
>> anything about it to do anything but break the equipment.
>> 
>> And nothing came of it.
>> 
 On Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 14:31 Joe Subich, W4TV  wrote:
>>> 
 On 2021-01-18 2:55 PM, Phil Kane wrote:
 
 For a while, the FCC declined to take action against criminal (like
 "convicted") violators if the crime did not involve
 telecommunications law.  I don't remember the actual case that Doug
 mentioned other than it wasn't one of mine :)
>>> Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ (sk).
>>> 
>>> 73,
>>> 
>>>   ... Joe, W4TV
>>> 
>>> 
 On 2021-01-18 2:55 PM, Phil Kane wrote:
> On 1/18/2021 10:36 AM, Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-717-1197 wrote:
 
> There was a case a while back where a ham had his license pulled
> because he was convicted of telecom fraud. IIRC, the FCC said it was
> evidence that he was unwilling to follow the rules. And I think it
> only came visible because he protested, or filed to get it reinstated.
> I suspect Phil can recall more details. It's been a
> while.
 
 For a while, the FCC declined to take action against criminal (like
 "convicted") violators if the crime did not involve telecommunications
 law.  I don't remember the actual case that Doug mentioned other than it
 wasn't one of mine :)  but I do remember that there have been several.
 For other violators, there is a provision in the Communications Act that
 requires the FCC to determine if the conviction bears on the moral
 qualifications to become or remain an FCC license holder, and there are
 provisions in other statutes that bar someone from holding or receiving
 a license if in arrears to court-mandated payments..
 
 As far as the present situation, what the notice said (in plain
 language) is using a radio while planning or committing a crime is a
 crime itself. Has nothing to do with the content as long as it does not
 involve planning or committing that criminal act.  Yes, there are limits
 to First-Amendment-protected speech.   (Pardon me if I'm teaching
 first-year Constitutional Law.)
 
 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
 Elecraft K2/100   s/n 5402
 
 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
 Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon
 
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Re: [Elecraft] Delivery of the K4

[Eric Swartz]

Joe - this is an inappropriate posting to the Elecraft list.  You owe everyone 
an apology.

Please folks, no political or similar posts are allowed here. Swearing is also 
strictly prohibited. 

Let's also close the covid thread. 

Eric
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> On Jan 6, 2021, at 9:00 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV  wrote:
> 
> Al Lorona wrote:
> 
>> If by 'most infectious' you mean highest number of cases per 100K 
>> residentsin the last 7 days, that distinction goes to Arizona. If you
>> mean most deaths per 100K in the last 7 days, CA isn't even close to
>> Kansas in the top spot.
> 
> Perhaps for now.  However, if one considers asinine and uneven business
> killing covid restrictions, California and New York are far and away
> the leaders.  States in which the politicians don't even follow the
> rules they make for everyone else.
> 
> 73,
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Re: [Elecraft] Bad Form and Thunderbird Threads (End of Threads)

[Eric Swartz]

Folks, lets end the 'Bad Form' and 'Thunderbird' threads as they past the usual 
single topic posting limit.

73,
Eric
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> On Dec 28, 2020, at 3:10 PM, Fred Jensen  wrote:
> 
> Actually, it's a bit variable, Mozilla has a penchant for nit noy changes to 
> the UI with each update.  My Tbird is 78.6.0 [32-bit], it updated a couple of 
> days ago.  I did "Reply List" for this message and it is addressed only to 
> the Elecraft List.  That's different behavior than before the update.  For 
> example, for quite awhile, additional addresses were in a list format, one 
> under another, and each line could be a To, CC, or Bcc.  Now, they just 
> continue on the To: line.
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[Elecraft] K4 Status Update

[Eric Swartz]

K4 Status Update - from deep inside Elecraft

First I apologize for the delay getting this update out. I've been head
down, along with the rest of our team and our suppliers, for a good part of
this month working to solve problems and get K4s flowing out to you faster.

We ran into delays in December due to several items:

Our biggest problem has been due to an interruption of deliveries on
critical K4 Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBAs) from our primary
high-quality assembly subcontractor, who is located near us in Monterey,
CA. This was due to both an unexpected surge in demand from their other
customers, who were ramping up faster than expected, and on top of our K4
production needs, a significant increase in demand from us for our regular
non-K4 product PCBAs (KPA1500, KX3, KX2, etc.) - both from huge Black
Friday/Cyber Monday orders and our normal holiday season surge in sales.

Due to a miscommunication between us, they delayed several key K4 PCBAs in
favor of PCBAs for our other products. When we finally caught the error
(after multiple shipments were late or did not arrive) it took several
weeks to get everything straightened out. Circuit board assembly lines,
parts acquisition, etc. do not stop and start on a dime. This is
frustrating to say the least. While we may have received the majority of
the K4 PCB assemblies, if any of the other boards needed to complete the K4
100% are delayed, it holds up K4 manufacturing. That's frustrating for us
and of course you. We've corrected the issue and we will see more PCBAs
arriving late this week or next week. This should get K4 production back on
track with regular deliveries to us on a weekly basis. I'm hopeful that
January and beyond will be much smoother.

We have also just received several needed parts for a small number of
production K4s that had all their circuit boards and were already in
manufacturing. These K4s will be ready to test soon. If all goes well, they
will be out by next week. If there are additional test-related delays, they
will ship the following week.

Early in December, it took us longer to finish implementing and testing a
planned update to the K4's internal Linux OS, which slowed things a bit.
Thanks to the hard work from our s/w engineers and our Field Testers,
that's completed, and we have updated the automated s/w build process and
server along with K4's built-in s/w update process. It's very cool and easy
to use.

The other news is that due to the larger than expected surge in regular
orders, above and beyond orders and backlog for K4's, we have a very large
regular product backlog which we are shipping to you as quickly as
possible.

One last note - Elecraft will be closed for the holidays this Thursday and
Friday (12/24-25) and New Years Day on Friday (1/1), with a few employees
off extra days for well-deserved rest during that period. We hope everyone
has a great holiday!
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Re: [Elecraft] Are Elecraft accepting return to Manufacturer for repairs yet ?

[Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft]

Hi Tim,

We’re still here and have been back accepting and repairing RSAs for many 
months. Elecraft is in good shape - Fortunately the fires were never close to 
the factory, which is not in a forested area.  

I apologize for any confusion with your repair request in May   Apparently 
there was a miscommunication on your request.  

I’m forwarding your email directy to our support team
and they should be in contact with you tomorrow (Tuesday).  

73,
Eric
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> On Oct 26, 2020, at 6:04 PM, Wayne Burdick  wrote:
> 
> ?
> Tnx
> W
> 
> 
>> Begin forwarded message:
>> 
>> From: "a4...@sy-edm.com" 
>> Subject: [Elecraft] Are Elecraft accepting return to Manufacturer for 
>> repairs yet ?
>> Date: October 26, 2020 at 5:57:12 PM PDT
>> To: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net" 
>> 
>> Whilst I have read that California has been devastated by the horrific 
>> fires, and the world seems a little doomed with CV-19; There has also been 
>> signs of life within the Elecraft mother-ship, with K4 development. I am 
>> glad to see there is some progress for Elecraft, but as I am sitting 
>> 
>> So what is the current status of returning failed receiver back to Elecraft 
>> for repair - I have a dead KX3 - which was waiting the generation of a RSA 
>> since 21st May 2020….  ??
>> 
>> I am sure that I am not the only person with equipment waiting return.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>>Tim
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Re: [Elecraft] sensitvity k4

[Eric Swartz]

We have also been apologetically notified by the poster that the email noted 
below was unintentionally sent in error to the Elecraft list.  We gratefully 
accept their apology.

This is a reminder to always be careful to check your email To: and cc: lists 
before hitting 'send'.  

Also note that since the list emails your postings directly to thousands of 
subscribers, there is no way for us to take them back or remove them. Also 
aggregators like Nabble independently gather list postings for their webpage 
and we do not have control over their operation.

73,
Eric
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> On Oct 13, 2020, at 5:44 PM, Eric Swartz  wrote:
> 
> Folks - The post below is in violation of the Elecraft list rules and is 
> totally inappropriate.
> 
> Political and personal attacks are not allowed here. Period.
> 
> Also, please do not reply to the posting person or comment further on the 
> post.
> 
> Please, let's keep this list amateur radio related and polite. 
> 
> 73,
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>> On Oct 13, 2020, at 5:22 PM, merv wrote:
>> Boy it fits the person asking the question.
>> There are reams of files and court filings against...
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Re: [Elecraft] sensitvity k4

[Eric Swartz]

Folks - The post below is in violation of the Elecraft list rules and is 
totally inappropriate.

Political and personal attacks are not allowed here. Period.

Also, please do not reply to the posting person or comment further on the post.

Please, let's keep this list amateur radio related and polite. 

73,
Eric
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> On Oct 13, 2020, at 5:22 PM, merv wrote:
> 
> Boy it fits the person asking the question.
> There are reams of files and court filings against... 

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Re: [Elecraft] K4 Pricing Posted

[Eric Swartz]

And with that, let's end this thread in the interest of keeping tempers
down and relieving email overload for everyone.

Also, please always keep discussions cordial, just as you would sitting
across from friends at dinner.

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[Elecraft] K4 Update Oct 9

[Eric Swartz]

To answer the big question, yes we started shipping small numbers of our
first regular production K4s in late September. :-)   We are building more
K4s now in production and we expect more to start going out late next week
or the following week.

Our production rate will be slower than we want through the rest of October
and early November as we fine tune everything
and navigate intermittent supplier delays, temporary production stoppages
etc. and as we continue to tune our production and test processes. As the
K4 production rate gets stabilized we will also be able to give better
estimates when individual orders will ship. Please be patient with us as we
work through this.

One note - initial K4 orders on 5/17 were huge, both on the Web and at
Dayton. (As were ordered the following weeks and months..) Even the first
shipping group K4 orders with large deposits from that first day were so
large that they will take some time to ship. We will email or call to
notify everyone as their order gets close.

It's been a challenge dodging all of the unexpected obstacles we've
encountered the last several months. COVID-19 shutdowns, the CA Fires and
the resulting impacts on our staff, suppliers and overall efficiency have
been challenging.  Many of our team are working from home due to COVID-19
requirements (including Wayne and myself, engineering and most of our sales
staff). The CA fires had a major impact in late August and through
September. Two of our engineers lost their homes and radios, and a third
came close, with the fire coming within a mile of his location. Fortunately
everyone is OK and back at work and there is no ongoing fire threat
locally.

The Elecrft HQ and factory in Watsonville is far from where the active
fires were and was never at risk. It's in an open industrial park far from
the forests and near the coast. We have also reconfigured the factory and
test area layouts for safe operation with regard to proper social
distancing, better air flow and good workstation isolation between workers.
Our inventory is safe and our production and test teams are hard at
work there.

Several of our local suppliers (machine shops etc.) had mandatory
evacuations for several weeks as a precaution during the local fires.
Fortunately their facilities were undamaged, but that has increased delays
getting parts finished and delivered to us as they restart.  Each day
presents new challenges. So far, we've been able to work through each
new surprise.

We are in good financial shape, with plenty of funds to run our operation
and fund the K4 ramp up. Amazingly, even during the COVID shut downs in the
spring we continued to receive orders for all of our products at a strong
rate. It looks like the extra time everyone had while staying at home has
increased interest in ham radio! As a result we are still running with a
strong backlog of orders for our regular products, which are shipping daily
in addition to the K4. This has helped enormously.

Thank you to everyone for your support.

73,
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Re: [Elecraft] K4 Status

[Eric Swartz]

Hi Ken & Tom,

I ran out of time yesterday to write it up. (Running fast here at Elecraft
HQ :-)

I'll post the K4 update later today when I free myself from several
meetings etc.

73,
Eric
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On Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 9:55 AM Ken B via Elecraft 
wrote:

>  Good afternoon - Did anything get posted
>
>
>
>
> On Thursday, October 8, 2020, 02:18:57 PM EDT, Tom Doligalski via
> Elecraft  wrote:
>
>  Just got off the phone with Eric. The K4 is steadily shipping, and they
> are working diligently to get through the huge numbers of orders.The
> company is in fine shape, thanks to the huge numbers of orders.
>
> Eric will be posting an update later today.
>
> Tom W4KX
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Re: [Elecraft] K4 Pricing Posted

[Eric Swartz]

Hi Joe,

You can add K4 options or change from one model of the radio to another without 
changing your place in line :-)

73,

Eric
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> On Oct 1, 2020, at 3:16 AM, Joe DeVincentis  wrote:
> 
> When I placed my order In group one, I was told I could add the ATU when my 
> order came up for ship.  What I failed to ask is if adding the ATU at the 
> time of ship will affect my place in line when I confirm my order and pay the 
> difference. 
> 
> Does anyone have any insight on that?
> 
> 73,
> Joe, KO8V
> 
>> On Oct 1, 2020, at 00:39, Eric Swartz  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Lou,
>> 
>> You are fast!  An early copy slipped out on the web page while we were
>> doing final edits tonight.  :-).
>> 
>> The final version is up now at https://elecraft.com/products/k4-transceiver
>> (Same prices, minor corrections to descriptive text.)
>> 
>> 73,
>> Eric
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Re: [Elecraft] K4 Pricing Posted

[Eric Swartz]

Hi Lou,

You are fast!  An early copy slipped out on the web page while we were
doing final edits tonight.  :-).

The final version is up now at https://elecraft.com/products/k4-transceiver
(Same prices, minor corrections to descriptive text.)

73,
Eric
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On Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 9:09 PM Lou W0FK  wrote:

> Eric Norris-2 wrote
> > Book 'em, Dano.  ATU $399.99, same as K3s if memory serves.
> >
> > And here I was staying so calm...
> >
> >
> > 73 Eric WD6DBM
>
> Yes, look under the prices/ordering pull down arrow.
>
> 73, Lou W0FK
>
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Re: [Elecraft] K4 Final Retail Pricing

[Eric Swartz]

Minor correction to my posting:
" We worked hard to keep costs under control and the final price
adjustments reasonable with a retail increase of just $100 for the K4/10
and **K4** versus their prior max deposits, and an increase of $300 for the
K4D.

73,
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On Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 9:27 PM Eric Swartz  wrote:

> We've just posted our final retail pricing for the K4 to the Elecraft web
> page.
>
> We worked hard to keep costs under control and the final price adjustments
> reasonable with a retail increase of just $100 for the K4/10 and K4/10
> versus their prior max deposits, and an increase of $300 for the K4D.
>
> K4 Retail Prices:
> K4/10  $3,599.95
> K4:  $4,099.95
> K4D:   $4,999.95
> K4HD  ($ still TBD after final release)
>
> The K4 general info and order page has also been updated at:
> https://elecraft.com/products/k4-transceiver
>
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> Eric
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[Elecraft] K4 Final Retail Pricing

[Eric Swartz]

We've just posted our final retail pricing for the K4 to the Elecraft web
page.

We worked hard to keep costs under control and the final price adjustments
reasonable with a retail increase of just $100 for the K4/10 and K4/10
versus their prior max deposits, and an increase of $300 for the K4D.

K4 Retail Prices:
K4/10  $3,599.95
K4:  $4,099.95
K4D:   $4,999.95
K4HD  ($ still TBD after final release)

The K4 general info and order page has also been updated at:
https://elecraft.com/products/k4-transceiver

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Re: [Elecraft] Off topic and subject change [was: Status of Add-ons for K3?]

[Eric Swartz]

[End of Thread] due to way OFF topic drift.

73,
Eric
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> On Sep 24, 2020, at 9:50 AM, Alan - G4GNX  wrote:
> 
> It really would help if folks were not too lazy to change the subject line 
> to reflect the actual content. Then we could all decide for ourselves whether 
> to bother to start reading it.
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Re: [Elecraft] Seeking comments on Ham Expo from participants

[Eric Swartz]

Hi Adrian,

We’re waiting for the recording K4 Q&A video that followed my show talk. the 
show recorded that one.  When we receive it we will put it up on the Elecraft 
YouTube page.

I’ll also check to see if we have the recordings from our various Demo/Q&A 
sessions, including the K4 sessions, that we held at our virtual booth.

73,
Eric
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> On Aug 21, 2020, at 8:03 PM, Adrian  wrote:
> 
> I add to request for the K4 Q&A video if available please ?
> 
> The expo revealed some great K4 features previously unknown to myself. Would 
> love to see the Q&A ?
> 
> 
> Thankyou
> 
> Adrian Fewster
> 
> 
> 
>> On 22/8/20 12:32 pm, Grant Youngman wrote:
>> I thought the Expo was excellent overall. I visited all of the booths, and 
>> watched maybe 80% of the presentations, both during the live event and 
>> afterwards.  Couldn’t have cared less about trying to earn points and 
>> winning a prize.  And of course the Elecraft events.
>> 
>> It was unique.   And except for not having a BA boneyard to wander through 
>> and take too much of my money, the best fest I attended this summer.  Well, 
>> it was the ONLY fest I attended :-)
>> 
>> Your presentation on the 3D KX2 design, was thoroughly enjoyable and very 
>> interesting.  Eric’s appearances— all three of the them — on the K4,  were 
>> informative.  I do wish the Q&A after Eric’s official Expo presentation had 
>> been posted to the web, and perhaps more so,  both of the extended 90 minute 
>> Q&Aa on the K4.  I learned something new in each of them.
>> 
>> I had some issues with the expo software itself, which I referred to the 
>> organizers as feedback in the questionnaire I received afterwards.  But they 
>> were largely minor, and mostly just navigation issues.
>> 
>> I’m looking forward to the coming one of these next year.  Mostly, I’m 
>> looking forward to my K4 :-)
>> 
>> Grant NQ5T
>> 
>> 
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[Elecraft] N. CA Fires: Elecraft facility and employees are OK

[Eric Swartz]

We have received a number of  inquiries asking if we are all safe and if 
Elecraft is directly threatened by the current lightning induced fires in 
northern California. (The one closest to the north of us is named the “CZU 
August Lightning Complex”)

Both Wayne, myself and our families are safe, along with Elecraft. Both of us 
live some distance from the active fires.  I am closer in Aptos, CA, 8 miles 
south of the coastal city of Santa Cruz. So far the fire is staying several 
miles north of Santa Cruz in the Santa Cruz mountains. Conditions improved 
somewhat today, slowing the fire with lower temps, coastal fog and the forecast 
of an afternoon wind shift that may push back on the fire.  Of course I am 
watching this closely.

The Elecraft Factory is open and safe. It is located in Watsonville, CA, next 
to HW 1, another 10 miles south of where I live.  Its in a small research park 
in an open area, well away from the forested areas and the mountains.  

All of our employees are safe. One, who does live in the mountians up north in 
the fire area, was evacuated safely ahead of the fire with his wife.  We are 
hoping their home survived, which has a very large permanent fire break around 
it that they had previously cleared and maintained. Fingers crossed..

We will make sure to keep everyone here updated. 

73,
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Re: [Elecraft] Lightning Season, disconnect COMPUTER etc.

[Eric Swartz]

One note: Keith mis-spoke when he stated "Spare K3 board supplies are low
or gone".  We certainly are not stopping support and repairs for the K3 and
K3S. (Of course there are some lightning damaged radios that are not
economical to repair.) Though some repairs may take longer as replacement
parts are ordered.

What is happening is that we are pivoting from board swaps to component
level repairs on many K3 and K3S boards.  Also, we will still be building
boards for these radios that can be sold for upgrades and repair swap outs
on a case by case, lot basis, based on demand. (There is a sign up list
for upgrade / spare board requests on our web page for the upgrade boards.)

Eric
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On Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 10:47 AM Keith Trinity WE6R 
wrote:

> Hi all;
> I am starting to see our yearly peak of Lightning damaged radios come in
> for repair, August through October.
>
> It is MOST likely to come in through the COMM PORT connected to your
> COMPUTER (via DSL or Cable Modem).
> Those lines are LONG and run for miles, so a direct hit is not necessary
> to do damage.
>
> Customer quotes; "I disconnected everything, EXCEPT..." then they list
> ONE item.
> Spare K3 board supplies are low or gone.
> Besides the most likely Comm Port, then obvious Antenna, I have seen
> lightning come in other things connected to the K3, like;
> DC power cord, ground, Paddle/Key, Key-Out to Amp etc.
> '73
> Keith WE6R, Elecraft K3 Tech
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Re: [Elecraft] K3 boards

[Eric Swartz]

Hi Scott,

Keith mis-spoke on this.  We certainly are not stopping support and repairs
for the K3 and K3S.

What is happening is that we are pivoting from board swaps to component
level repairs on many K3 and K3S boards.  Also, we will still be building
boards for these radios that can be sold for upgrades and repair swap outs
on a case by case, lot basis, based on demand. (There is a sign up list
for upgrade / spare board requests on our web page for the upgrade boards.)

73,
Eric
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On Sat, Aug 15, 2020 at 12:00 PM NE9U - Scott Jasper 
wrote:

> What does this mean?  K3's will no longer be able to be repaired?
> Obsolete???
>
> "Spare K3 board supplies are low or gone."
>
> Besides the most likely Comm Port, then obvious Antenna, I have seen
> lightning come in other things connected to the K3, like;
> DC power cord, ground, Paddle/Key, Key-Out to Amp etc.
> '73
> Keith WE6R, Elecraft K3 Tech
>
>
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Re: [Elecraft] Audio settings

[Eric Swartz]

I also use the HC-5 Heil element with my K3S. 

It has a lower gain than most dynamic mics, so set the MIC SEL menu item to FP 
H in the menu. (Front Panel, high gain preamp on).  If you are using the rear 
panel mic jack, set the menu to RP H.

Set mic gain so that you are peaking 3-5 bars on the ALC meter when talking. 

I usually talk close to the mic (Within 1” or less) for best audio quality. 

With my voice I run the TX EQ flat as the HC-5 already shapes the audio. 

73,
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> On Aug 9, 2020, at 12:36 PM, Walter Underwood  wrote:
> 
> A few years ago, I collected all the TX EQ recommendations from this list 
> and chose the majority opinion (also the one most based on facts about the 
> human voice). I collected that in this blog post. The title says “KX3”, but 
> the recommendations came from K3 users.
> 
> https://observer.wunderwood.org/2015/09/09/transmit-audio-and-compression-with-the-elecraft-kx3/
>  
> 
> 
> wunder
> K6WRU
> Walter Underwood
> CM87wj
> http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)
> 
>> On Aug 9, 2020, at 5:13 AM, K4PX K4PX  wrote:
>> 
>> I acquired a Heil Proset with HC-5 element to use with my K3.  What TX
>> audio settings can you recommend for this set?  Thanks!
>> Joe
>> K4PX
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Re: [Elecraft] K-4 and Expo

[Eric Swartz]

Here is what we havebeen saying at the show, and if its not ther already, on 
the website:

“We are still targeting first K4 Shipments by the end of August, with 
production ramping up in September through year end. Please be patient during 
this period as we navigate both supply chain delays and the normal production 
delays as we optimize product flow. “

73,
Eric
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> On Aug 9, 2020, at 7:48 AM, Bill Mellema via Elecraft 
>  wrote:
> 
>  Guys,
> There is a new K4 video on YouTube by Eric from yesterday.link 21st 
> Century Transceiver Design: The K4 High Performance Direct Sampling SDR
> 
> | 
> | 
> | 
> |  |  |
> 
> |
> 
> |
> | 
> |  | 
> 21st Century Transceiver Design: The K4 High Performance Direct Sampling...
> 
> 
> |
> 
> |
> 
> |
> 
> It is very good IMO  ..however he does not discuss delivery...
> 73
> Bill N3WM
> 
> 
>On Sunday, August 9, 2020, 10:14:30 AM EDT, Grant Youngman 
>  wrote:  
> 
> That announcement was made in the Zoom Q&A that followed, and during the 2nd 
> Zoom K4 presentation Eric gave later in the afternoon.
> 
> It sounded like it might be well into or end of October to get the entire 
> first order group out the door, give or take.  Partly dependent on supply 
> chain, partly dependent on how COVID impacts go, etc.  Probably best to let 
> the chickens hatch before trying to count them.
> 
> But it sure will be good news when the first production K4 ships … even 
> though I’m too late in the list to have my address on that one.
> 
> Grant NQ5T
> 
> 
>> On Aug 9, 2020, at 10:04 AM, Buck  wrote:
>> 
>> I didn't hear anything about delivery in the presentation.
>> 
>> k4ia, Buck
>> K3s# 11497
>> Honor Roll  8B DXCC
>> EasyWayHamBooks.com
>> 
>>> On 8/9/2020 9:43 AM, Martin Sole wrote:
>>> First ones end of August. Apparently
>>> Sent from my iPhone
 On 9 Aug 2020, at 16:37, Art Suberbielle  wrote:
 
 Did Elecraft answer the big question-When will they start shipping the 
 K-4?
 
 I am registered for the Expo but unable to get any further than Elecraft
 booth. Clocking on videos brings me to YouTube and the latest promo video.
 But no mention there of the big question.
 
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Re: [Elecraft] Segments in KX3 display

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As long as they work normally once the radio has finished turning on, there is 
nothing to worry about.  

73,
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> On Jun 20, 2020, at 9:01 AM, oz6...@qsl.net wrote:
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> Hi,
> 
> 
> 
> I have a KX3 and when applying power (turning it on) some segments in the 
> display light up before the entire display becomes active. They are there for 
> about 1 second, but on another KX3 I have there is no such issue?
> 
> 
> 
> Rgrds
> 
> Robin
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Re: [Elecraft] Current Draw on 20M

[Eric Swartz]

This is common. Nothing to worry about.

73, 

Eric
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> On Jun 19, 2020, at 5:47 AM, Rich  wrote:
> 
> I just received my K3S back from repair and all seemed OK. However it 
> appears to draw much more current on 20M than any other band.   22 - 24 amps. 
>  I have tried two different 20m antennas and a dummy load.
> 
> All other bands are 20 amps or lower.  Some as low at 17amps.
> 
> Power Supply voltage per K3s display 14.0v standby and 13.3 on TX
> 
> First off is this actually something of concern?
> 
> I hate to do a calibration as it was just done by Elecraft service two weeks 
> ago.
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft] I'm building a personal email list

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Guys, Thread closed.

Eric
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Re: [Elecraft] I'm building a personal email list....

[Eric Swartz]

Guys - thread closed. 

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Re: [Elecraft] Future of KPA500 & KAT500

[Eric Swartz]

Hi Don,

We plan to keep selling and supporting both the KPA500 and KAT500 - Sales 
remain strong for both. They are also compatible with the K4 and  most other HF 
radios. :-)

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> On Jun 16, 2020, at 9:50 PM, Don Putnick  wrote:
> 
> With the sunset of the K3S, what are the plans for the future of the KPA500
> and KAT500? Enquiring minds want to know.
> 73 Don NA6Z
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Re: [Elecraft] Quiet Ductless HVAC System

[Eric Swartz]

And with that, lets let this thread take a rest for now. :-)

73,

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> On May 27, 2020, at 8:19 PM, Dave Cole  wrote:
> 
> Good, Fast, Cheap...  Pick two.
> 
> 73, and thanks,
> Dave (NK7Z)
> https://www.nk7z.net
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> ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources
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>> On 5/27/20 4:39 PM, Steve via Elecraft wrote:
>> You must remember that the parts that go in much of this equipment is 
>> supplied by the lowest bidder...
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Re: [Elecraft] K3S support/warranty statement

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We still support repair on the K3 (and of course the K3S)  as long as parts are 
available.

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> On May 26, 2020, at 12:44 PM, W6IPA  wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> When the K3S came out there was a section on the FAQ regarding support for K3.
> I looked everywhere, and I could not find any information on the K3S status 
> in the K4 FAQ, or anywhere. There seems to have been an announcement - but I 
> could not find any mention of the products being retired/discontinued in the 
> newsletter archive.
> 
> If someone could point me to an official statement, that would help me decide 
> on my next purchase.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> JC/W6IPA
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[Elecraft] Elecraft IS shipping all of our amp models

[Eric Swartz]

Just to break up the prior thread's incorrect subject line, here is my post
from a moment ago with a correct subject line :-)


Folks,

As noted in my earlier email on this thread, we are currently shipping
-all- of our amplifiers, including the KXPA100, KPA500 and KPA1500.

We are shipping a batch of KXPA100 orders tomorrow and will be shipping the
original poster to this thread his KXPA100 next week. :-)

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Re: [Elecraft] Alternative AMP to KX3 since Elecraft has temporarily stopped making AMPS

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Folks,

As noted in my earlier email on this thread, we are currently shipping
-all- of our amplifiers, including the KXPA100, KPA500 and KPA1500.

We are shipping a batch of KXPA100 orders tomorrow and will be shipping the
original poster to this thread his KXPA100 next week. :-)

73,
Eric
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On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 3:38 PM Don Wilhelm  wrote:

> Fear not, the KXPA100 will again be offered as will the KX3 and KX2.
> If you get a response that it is not available, that means that the
> in-stock supply has been exhausted.
>
> But we will have to wait until after the lockdown in California is
> lifted.  It affects not only Elecraft, but also the suppliers of the
> boards, enclosures, etc.  Many of the ICs are offshore items and time
> will tell when they will be available and shipped.
> Patience during this critical period is required, although many are
> getting restless.
>
> Meanwhile, the K4 is being refined as the engineering staff is able to
> work from home.
>
> Sales and support and K3 repairs are also able to work from home, as
> well as some of the production folks.  It is assembly that is in a bind
> - even if they can get the parts, assembly is a hands-on process that is
> difficult to do in a work-from-home environment.
>
> See the Elecraft Newsletter to be informed of what steps are being taken
> in the office in preparation for reopening.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 5/27/2020 5:55 PM, Matt Maguire wrote:
> > The KXPA100 and associated ATU is well integrated with KX3, and it
> > also works very nicely with the K2 if you make up the keying circuit
> > mod. It's sad to hear they've stopped production for the time being...
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Re: [Elecraft] Alternative AMP to KX3 since Elecraft has temporarily stopped making AMPS

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Hi Jim,

Your order came in while we we've under the shelter in place order for
Santa Cruz County, which slowed down production on the amps. We never
totally stopped their manufacture, but the rate of production was reduced.
 We're catching up now with the backlog and are certainly still shipping
all of the amps (KXPA100, KPA500 and KPA1500).

I'll check tomorrow and get back to you with what we think the remaining
time will be for your order to ship.

73,
Eric
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On Mon, May 25, 2020 at 7:33 PM HamRadioJim  wrote:

> I have a KX3 and looking for an AMP (besides the elecraft brand) that is
> 100
> watts or more that will work flawlessly with it.
>
> I ordered the 100 amp from elecraft, but have been waiting over two months
> for it, but they are out of stock and will be for some time.
>
> Has anyone purchased something else and has used it for a while with really
> good results?  If you have not tested or used an alternative AMP for the
> KX3, please don't respond to the post.  Just looking for those who have
> actual results instead of suggestions.  Greatly appreciated.  Thank you.
>
> -73
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Re: [Elecraft] KPA-1500 power supply fan noise

[Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft]

Hi Peter,

If the amp is on, there needs to be at least some PS fan activity at a low 
speed to cool the PS in idle. 

What s/n is your 1500? On later s/ns we changed a resistor in the ps fan 
circuit to slow them down a bit more. 

An alternative is to swap your ant 1 and 2 connections, putting the 6m ant on 
ANT 1. Then you can listen to 6m with the amp off. 

73,
Eric
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> On May 23, 2020, at 8:10 AM, Larry (K8UT)  wrote:
> 
> Peter
> 
> I built a slightly longer cable to match the length of the control cable that 
> came with the amplifier (about 3 feet longer if I recall correctly).
> 
> This allows the PS to operate "remote" in a closet with the door closed.
> 
> -larry (K8UT)
> 
> -- Original Message --
> From: "Peter Dougherty" 
> To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
> Sent: 2020-05-23 10:33:19 AM
> Subject: [Elecraft] KPA-1500 power supply fan noise
> 
>> Is there any way to power off the fans (or lower their RPM) on the PSU if
>> the amp is in standby mode?
>> 
>> I would like to keep my rig on 6m throughout the day during the Es season.
>> The problem is my 6m antenna is on antenna port 2 on the KPA, which requires
>> the amp to be powered up. I only need to TX when a new grid pops up, but I
>> do like to monitor the band during the day while I'm working. My XYL is
>> working from home, and is in the same room for about 9 or 10 hours a day,
>> and the noise after 10 minutes was too much for her. Any suggestions?
>> 
>> Please-n-thanks.
>> 
>> -
>> 73 and Good DX
>> Peter, W2IRT
>> 
>> 
>> 
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Re: [Elecraft] K4??? - OT

[Eric Swartz]

And with that definitive statement ;-) let's end the haircut thread in the 
interest of relieving OT email overload for our readers.

73,
Eric
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> On May 16, 2020, at 9:38 AM, Howard Hoyt  wrote:
> 
> Made famous thanks to Mike Meyers & Dana Carvey:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6okyW7SHng
> 
> Stay healthy all!
> Howie / WA4PSC
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Re: [Elecraft] K4???

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Hi everyone,

At Elecraft, like many of you,  we are in our 9th week of shelter in place. 
This has been tough on all of us. Back on March 16th, when the initial 
California state and local orders were issued with an April 11 estimated end 
date, we suspected that it would last longer than that, but not as long as it 
this. The majority of our production team had to be furloughed immediately, 
with a few working from home.  Most of our sales, support and the K4 
engineering team have also been working from home.  We allowed a minimal 
skeleton staff on site. ( Less than you can count on one hand, with each 
operating alone in large separate areas.). We've been able to ship a subset of 
our existing  radios and accessories from finished goods stock, which has kept 
cash flow coming in. (We thank you for the continuing orders! )

We’ve also spent this time totally reorganizing  our sales, operations, 
production and test areas for proper social distancing along with extreme 
cleaning and health screening procedures as per the  new local and  national 
COVID-19  guidelines for manufacturers. (Wearing masks at all times, Daily 
health screening upon entry to the building, additional spacing and partitions 
between work stations and  ‘you touch it, you clean it’ procedures etc.) I’ll 
be posting links to some pictures of this in the next couple of days. This is a 
required change as per our local and State health departments. 

Many of our local sub-contractors (sheet metal fabrication, circuit board 
assembly etc) have also been impacted by shelter in place orders. Over the 
coming weeks, as the State and local health authorities slowly allow more 
activity, we should be able to get better delivery estimates from them as they 
are able to ramp back up. Like us, they are eager to get back on line.  
National and international parts suppliers have been similarly impacted. 

So what does this mean for first K4 shipments?  Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic 
we were projecting first K4 deliveries beginning sometime in the April - May 
window this year.  Obviously the pandemic has has thrown out those estimates.   
Based on a gradual reopening in California and other areas, our current 
feedback from suppliers, and taking into account unexpected delays, shortages, 
last minute engineering changes etc., my estimate is that first K4 shipments 
will begin somewhere in a window of late this July through the end of August.  
We’ll keep you informed as we get better information.

As a side note, I’d like to thank everyone who has ordered a K4 for your 
support. We anticipated seeing cancellations during this pandemic delay, but we 
have received very few. Our K4 order backlog has actually continued to increase 
over the past 9 weeks.  Wow!  You, as our supporters and customers, have 
continued to energize and amaze us as we have created new products for you 
these past 21 years. Thank you.

Also, as with all of our products, our engineering team keeps designing new 
features during the product‘s lifetime.  They certainly have not been idle on 
the K4 during the shelter in place order. (Our DSP S/W defined radio 
architecture  allows us to continually give you a ‘new’ radio with each new sw 
release. :-)  

Keep an ear out for us on the air too. While making a few short test 
transmissions with my K4 this morning I ended up in a very nice QSO on 20M SSB! 
 If you hear me, or others on our team, please say hello. We may be on a K4!

We hope you,  your family and friends stay well during this difficult time. 

73,
Eric
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> On May 15, 2020, at 3:55 PM, Don Wilhelm  wrote:
> 
> We here in North Carolina will be beginning to open after next Friday, but 
> very carefully.  We do not want to see a resurgence of this virus.
> I need a haircut, and an appointment with my chiropractor, but those will 
> have to wait because those are close physical contact situations.
> Since many of us are in the high risk category due to age, we must remain 
> careful and vigilant even as things reopen.  Facemasks and gloves are the 
> order of the day for all outings as well as handwashing when we return home 
> and hand sanitizer when not at home.
> 
> It would be nice if all of this just went away, but that is wishful thinking 
> during a major worldwide pandemic.
> 
> The K4 will be ready when Elecraft can get the parts and start shipping.  In 
> the meantime, firmware updates and some Field Testing is all they can do.
> 
> 73 and stay safe,
> Don W3FPR
> 
>> On 5/15/2020 6:29 PM, Al Lorona wrote:
>>  Jim is right. Those of you outside of California would probably have a 
>> difficult time imagining how differently we are experiencing the lockdown-- 
>> which is an aptly descriptive noun-- here in California. The latest 
>> long-term outlook we received from Sacramento earlier this week made most of 
>> us gasp. We're running two or three months behind the majority of the 
>> country. It doesn't help that confusing, conflictin

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Technical Support

[Eric Swartz]

Also note that support is normally active during 8am-5pm West Coast time 
Monday-Friday. 

Monday and Tuesday are typically our support heaviest load as we digest support 
requests and calls from late on Friday through the weekend,  causing a bit more 
delay in response time.

Eric
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> On May 6, 2020, at 5:42 AM, Edward Seeliger  wrote:
> 
> Has online Elecraft Technical Support stopped?
> I was in email contact with them trying to resolve a problem with my K3 (lack 
> of analog audio in through the KIO3B module LINE IN port to the K3 for 
> digital modes) when emails ended with no further replies to my emails since 
> last Thursday.
> The problem is not yet resolved.
> Edd - KD5M
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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Technical Support

[Eric Swartz]

We're still here and Elecraft support is definitely active:-)

Rob, Doug and and the rest of our support team are working remotely from home, 
primarily via email.  As a result of the shelter in place requirements 
currently through the end of May, and the inefficiencies that creates, our 
response times are longer, so please be patient with us. 

Our email/call volume (and orders!) are actually higher than normal. Must be 
due to everyone having more time for ham radio as they shelter in place at home!

73,

Eric
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> On May 6, 2020, at 5:42 AM, Edward Seeliger  wrote:
> 
> Has online Elecraft Technical Support stopped?
> I was in email contact with them trying to resolve a problem with my K3 (lack 
> of analog audio in through the KIO3B module LINE IN port to the K3 for 
> digital modes) when emails ended with no further replies to my emails since 
> last Thursday.
> The problem is not yet resolved.
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Re: [Elecraft] XG3 Signal Generator

[Eric Swartz]

We have them new in the box at www.elecraft.com :-)

73,
Eric
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> On Mar 24, 2020, at 12:18 PM, Bill Smith via Elecraft 
>  wrote:
> 
> Looking at buying the XG3 signal generator to calibrate S meters.  
> Particularly thought it would be very useful to calibrate the S meter in the 
> HDSDR SDR software I use now.  I read the S meter calibration instructions in 
> the manual and was happy to see how simple it is.  If I had tried to use my 
> old Tektronix signal generator I would of had to buy an RF Power meter to 
> measure the amplitude and a Step Attenuator to adjust for -73db/50uv.
> Anyone else done this?
> 73,Bill KO4NR
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Re: [Elecraft] K4 Update?

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Hi Bill,

Yes, the abrupt statewide 'shelter in place' orders in California, New York, 
New Jersey, Illinois etc. are certainly creating a lot of schedule uncertainty 
for companies like ours, who manufacture in the U.S. , and for our U.S. based 
suppliers and distributers. 

Add to that delays in shipping of parts from offshore companies due to delays 
at their factories and the worldwide reductions of air flights etc. which has 
made it very hard to get solid answers to delivery questions.  I believe we 
have a number of weeks to go before we'll get reliable info we can believe in 
so we can update the first ship dates for the K4. A lot of that depends on how 
long the current state orders stay in effect. Fun, eh? 

It has also played havoc with our employees as they try to navigate the impact 
on their personal life of the statewide order to stay at home along with the 
shut down of schools. ( Plus the stress of frantically searching stores for 
toilet paper.. ;-) 

Our engineering team has transferred a lot of lab and development equipment 
home and  is working hard there testing and adding features to the K4. Our 
Production logistics, Tech Support and Sales teams are also working the phones 
remotely.  We're working hard in this difficult environment to keep the gears 
turning, albeit a little slower than we like.

We were getting ready to film some K4 videos for an update that inclued showing 
the latest features when the statewide order hit.  I'm slowly getting this back 
in process, in between all the other balls we have in the air. Stay tuned!

I apologize for any delays we have responding here or to direct emails and 
phone calls.  We really appreciate everyone's concern and understanding. The 
positive feedback we have received from each of you we've talked with recently, 
along with your continued orders, has been a real boost to the whole team here.

I'll try to pop up here  more often with updates when I come up for air..

73,
Eric
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> On Mar 22, 2020, at 4:14 PM, Nr4c  wrote:
> 
> In an email earlier this year was a promise to update us more often on K4 
> progress.  
> 
> Well it’s been a while since that email, so when are we going to get the next 
> update?
> 
> Even with all the news on Covid-19, I still am anxious to receive my K4D 
> w/ATU. 
> I’m sure the current situation will impact things a bit but an official 
> update from Wayne or Eric would be reassuring. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> ...nr4c. bill
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Re: [Elecraft] Shipping Status updates

[Eric Swartz]

Hi JC and everyone on the list,

I apologize for not replying earlier today. As you might expect, we have
been extremely busy adjusting our operations to the announcement from Santa
Cruz County to 'Shelter in Place'. Fortunately, we have been anticipating
this possibility coming to our area, both from ongoing news coverage of the
coronavirus spread and more recently when the counties in the S.F Bay Area
to our north announced their own Shelter in Place order. It has been a very
busy number of days here at Elecraft H.Q.

Yes we are still alive and in operation, albeit with the majority of our
employees working from home. We are just about to release a more detailed
update on our web page and via direct email on this.  I've copied it below
for everyone here to read.

Feel free to ask me questions here or via direct email. I may not respond
immediately, but I'll try to answer as much as I can.

73,
Eric
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Elecraft's priority is the safety and well-being of our employees,
customers and the community in which we live and work. We wanted to reach
out and make sure that all of you are staying safe as well as share a few
of the steps we have taken to ensure we are able to protect our colleagues
here at Elecraft while maintaining a high level of support for all of you.



*Santa Cruz County Shelter in Place *

Santa Cruz County has issued a three-week "shelter in place" order from
3/17 through 4/ 7 to guard against the further spread of the Coronavirus.
Residents have been ordered to “shelter in place” and refrain from all
non-essential activities outside of their home. Telecommuting from home is
encouraged. Employees can travel to work to retrieve equipment and
documents needed to telecommute, and companies are allowed reduced staff
on-site to support telecommuting along with protection of inventory,
security and some other business functions.



*What is happening at Elecraft*

Sales and Customer Support are setting up to take calls to Elecraft from
their home offices during our normal work hours.  We will be trying our
best to maintain a business-as-usual service, but, inevitably, you may hear
kids laughing or dogs barking in the background during a call with us.  We
appreciate your patience and understanding as we navigate the current
reality together with all of you.



We will continue to ship products that we have in stock.  Items that we do
not have in stock will be shipped later in April when we are able to
resume full manufacturing.



All of our engineers are able to continue their work on projects off-site,
including K4 development.



Manufacturing and production at Elecraft will continue when Santa Cruz
County's "shelter in place" is lifted.



*Placing Orders*

You may place orders online at elecraft.com or by calling Sales at
831-763-4211.  We will continue to ship products that we have in stock.
Items that we do not have in stock will be shipped later in April when we
are able to resume full manufacturing.  We will not process your payment
until we are able to ship your order.  If your order is not shipped within
a week, we may have to contact you for payment information since our system
does not store credit card numbers.  You may also place a note on your
order form to process your payment immediately, and you’ll receive a
shipping tracking number as soon as we’re able to ship your order.



If you have any questions regarding your order or about any of our
products, please feel free to call us at 831-763-4211 or email
sa...@elecraft.com or supp...@elecraft.com



All of us at Elecraft hope you stay safe and healthy, and we thank you for
being a part of our Elecraft Family.


Eric Swartz, WA6HHQ

Wayne Burdick, N6KR


On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 7:33 AM W6IPA  wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I understand that this is a very challenging time for every company in the
> US, specifically the ones in the counties in the San Francisco area
> impacted by the closures. It would be good to have an update FROM Elecraft
> on the impact on shipping and other operations.
> The last update to the shipping status page was on 03/05, and I’m sure
> many things are different now, and some dates already passed.
>
> I’m looking at ordering some equipment and was wondering about what is
> happening.
>
> Thanks.
>
> JC/W6IPA.
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Re: [Elecraft] OT: Well-being check

[Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft]

In the interest of keeping the list from becoming overwhelmed with OT Corona 
virus postings, we ask that outside of official company postings from us, you 
do not post covid-19 / corona virus topics here. 

There are a number of other social media lists and sites, and of course ham 
radio on the air communications, that are more appropriate. 

We hope all are staying well and taking precautions. 

73,
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Re: [Elecraft] Where is Elecraft Support ?

[Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft]

Hi Lee,

We definitely do! :-)

If you emailed later on Friday afternoon or over the weekend, their response 
can be delayed on Mondays as they work their way through the weekend backlog. 

Also our CS team was hit hard by the seasonal flu (-not- the Corona virus..) 
the last two weeks and was down to 50% staffing on a number of days. 

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> On Mar 7, 2020, at 10:30 AM, Leroy Buller  wrote:
> 
> Does Elecraft still have a support department or have they all move to K4
> side?  I emailed the several days ago and no response .  They have always
> been very prompt before or is the frenzied activity to get the K4 out
> stopped up the plumbing?
> 
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Re: [Elecraft] K4 news?

[Eric Swartz]

Hi Irwin,

We are also concerned about the impact of the COVID-19 virus on the
shipping and supply chains we use for parts used in all of our products,
including the K4. While managing the supply chain and quickly finding
alternate parts when they go obsolete or when shortages pop up has been a
normal part of our production planning process for years, it has certainly
become more challenging as this situation quickly evolves.

We've been tracking and compensating for this on the K4 for some time.
While we manufacture our radios, amps etc. here in California, the
electronic components used by us and almost all other U.S. manufacturers
come from both the U.S. and from suppliers all around the world. (Many are
not even manufactured in the U.S.) We've been careful to source many of the
major K4 items, like the flat screen display used in the K4, from other
countries than China.  The biggest area of concern recently has been with
the passive components (resistors, caps etc) used on all of our designs.
Even when purchased from U.S. suppliers, many of these parts may come from
China and other offshore sources.

We also have built up inventory on many critical K4 parts here (including
Knobs etc.) but of course, as noted by others, it only takes a single
critical part delay in the future to hold things up.  We plan with
alternate suppliers when possible, but even then we have to periodically
scramble to source new parts for production. Fun, eh?

In any case, so far we have not encountered any major show stoppers, though
even prior to the current COVID scare began seeing delivery delays
increasing. We'll have a much better picture on how this will impact the K4
as major component deliveries arrive at the factory over the coming weeks.
Fortunately, we are busy both getting all aspects of production started and
we are also working in engineering every day to add cool new features to
the K4. Not much time to sleep at Elecraft these days.

Time for more coffee..

73,
Eric
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On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 5:14 AM Irwin Darack  wrote:

> I am curious to know if the reduction in manufacturing in China, do to the
> COVID-19 virus, is having an affect on the ability of Elecraft to obtain
> parts? The area of China that is the epicenter is a major manufacturer of
> electronic components.
>
> Irwin KD3TB
>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 4, 2020 at 6:11 PM Rick Miller - N1RM  wrote:
>
> > Very clever post.
> >
> > When they announced the last delay, there was a statement that there
> would
> > be more frequent updates.  Perhaps, if nothing else, this thread will
> > provide motivation for another update.  Since many of us are "investors"
> in
> > the K4, it seems reasonable to ask.
> >
> > 73 and hope your twitter remains under control!
> > Rick
> > N1RM
> >
> >
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Re: [Elecraft] K4 on AM

[Eric Swartz]

One note - Wayne is saying the K4 -audio- b/w in AM will be somewhere
between 4 and 5 kHz.  The actual DSB AM b/w that results will be between 8
and 10 kHz.

73,
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On Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at 4:31 PM W2xj  wrote:

> am should go to at least 6 KHz or be totally unrestricted.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Feb 28, 2020, at 7:27 PM, Wayne Burdick  wrote:
> >
> > Hi Grant,
> >
> > The K4 will allow independent setting of TX bandwidth for voice and
> audio data modes up to something in excess of 4 kHz. SSB, ESSB, AM, and
> audio data will each have their own setting.
> >
> > As with the K3S, it'll be up to the user to judge whether the use of
> wider bandwidths is acceptable under the given operating conditions. This
> subject will be discussed in the owner's manual.
> >
> > Wayne
> > N6KR
> >
> >
> >> On Feb 28, 2020, at 1:48 PM, Grant Youngman 
> wrote:
> >>
> >> One key spec we haven’t heard anything about yet is the transmit
> bandwidth capability of the K4 on AM.  I certainly hope the design options
> substantially exceed the rather poor and restricted transmit bandwidth of
> the K3, and that there aren’t any unnecessary artificial “political”
> restrictions.  It would seem that the K4, like the Flex radios for example,
> should be capable of providing outstanding, clean, AM transmit performance
> with adjustable transmit audio bandwidth to suit conditions, etc.
> >>
> >> Grant NQ5T
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[Elecraft] Presidents' Day specials extended with Feb specials to end of month

[Eric Swartz]

Based on the super response to our Presidents' Day specials, we've decided
to extend them through the end of this month, along with our Feb specials.
(Its Leap Month!)

For details on everything, See:
https://elecraft.com/products/february-2020-specials

The extended Presidents day specials include:

o Save an Additional $50 on any February Sale Item - See savings at
checkout.
o Save $100 on the KPA1500 - Use Coupon Code: PDSALE1500
o Build Your Own Radio - Save $25 on a K2 - Use Coupon Code: PDSALEK2

Free UPS Ground Shipping on all February 2020 Specials

73,

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Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

[Eric Swartz]

Here is a link to the actual email we just sent to all people who have
ordered K4s.
https://mailchi.mp/6408031aa209/k4-shipping-update

*(Mailchimp is the same certified bulk email service that we use for the
regular Elecraft newsletter emails.)*
73,
Eric
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On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 5:27 PM Grant Youngman  wrote:

> Where did this come from?
>
> There was some discussion of the additional time for the kit version to
> ship, but I haven’t seen anything official on May for first K4 ship
>
> Sounds like someone got their neurons and rumors crossed (?)
>
> Grant NQ5T
>
> > On Jan 15, 2020, at 8:22 PM, W0FK  wrote:
> >
> > Elecraft mailing list wrote
> >> Wow. K4- perhaps first delivery in May now.
> >> Very disappointing.
> >
> > Hard to be disappointed when a delay beyond what was only a potential
> launch
> > date was inevitable. it’s a very complex transceiver, and manufacturing
> what
> > begins as a prototype is always difficult at best.
> >
> > Lou, W0FK
> >
> >
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Re: [Elecraft] 30 Day Price increase Alert

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

Also, tariffs was spelled incorrectly with two r's in the original email.    
Typing too fast today!



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Re: [Elecraft] 30 Day Price increase Alert

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

Clarification on my prior posting:

The price increase note below does not directly apply to pre-orders for the K4. 
We're finalizing pricing now as we get a better feel for parts pricing, tarriffs 
on parts, local assembly cost here etc.  We hope to keep it reasonably close to 
the deposit amounts.


One other item: its a 28 day notice, not 30.  ;-)

73,
Eric
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On 1/7/2020 3:13 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote:

Early alert for our Elecraft list readers:

Our costs have continued to increase as our vendors increase their prices to 
us and of course our labor costs also increase. (Its a never ending battle to 
keep costs down..) We've been absorbing all of these increases to date, but 
now we have hit the point where we must increase prices slightly on a wide 
range of our products.


The prices are scheduled to change on Monday, Feb. 3rd.  Our on-line order 
forms will update with the new pricing at that time.


Please resist the urge to call or email our sales / support people about which 
specific products will be changing or how much the changes will be, as they do 
not have this information. (We're still in the middle getting all of our 
costs  reviewed and then getting the final price changes entered.)


Of course, all orders received -prior- to the increase date of Feb 3rd will be 
charged at the lower current pricing,  even if they ship after the price 
increase date.


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[Elecraft] 30 Day Price increase Alert

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

Early alert for our Elecraft list readers:

Our costs have continued to increase as our vendors increase their prices to us 
and of course our labor costs also increase. (Its a never ending battle to keep 
costs down..) We've been absorbing all of these increases to date, but now we 
have hit the point where we must increase prices slightly on a wide range of our 
products.


The prices are scheduled to change on Monday, Feb. 3rd.  Our on-line order forms 
will update with the new pricing at that time.


Please resist the urge to call or email our sales / support people about which 
specific products will be changing or how much the changes will be, as they do 
not have this information. (We're still in the middle getting all of our costs  
reviewed and then getting the final price changes entered.)


Of course, all orders received -prior- to the increase date of Feb 3rd will be 
charged at the lower current pricing,  even if they ship after the price 
increase date.


73,

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Re: [Elecraft] k4 reservations/// & add ons....

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

Hi Bill,

Absolutely!  We notify all customers prior to shipment to reconfirm everything 
on on backlogged items like this.


You also can add options then or at any time.

73,
Eric
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On 1/6/2020 10:11 AM, Bill Steffey wrote:

hi all...  especially wayne

prior to shipping K4d  will I be advised  with the opportunity to add an 
internal tuner ??


sipping a cool purple koolaid.

bill NY9H


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Re: [Elecraft] K4 Internal and External display resolution

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

Yes, in addition to using the VFO knob to change frequency, you can change the 
K4's frequency by clicking on the desired signal with a mouse or by tapping on 
it with your finger.

Eric
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> On Jan 2, 2020, at 5:52 PM, John Harper  wrote:
> 
> And can the K4 be tuned from the monitor, by clicking on a particular trace?
> 
> 73,
> 
> John AE5X
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> Note that rather than just mirroring the internal color LCD of the K4 on the
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> time in whatever format we wish, such as the full screen spectrum and 
> waterfall
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Re: [Elecraft] K4 Internal and External display resolution

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

Hi Dave,

The K4's internal LCD has a resolution 1024x600, which is very sharp.

We also demonstrate the K4 with a large external 1920x1080 HDMI compatible 
monitor. Our h/w should support up to 4K external monitors.


Note that rather than just mirroring the internal color LCD of the K4 on the 
external monitor, we can display data independently from the LCD at the same 
time in whatever format we wish, such as the full screen spectrum and waterfall 
display we've been showing at the shows at 1920x1080.


73,
Eric
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On 1/1/2020 11:46 AM, Dave Erickson wrote:

...
On a more serious note, has it been revealed yet what resolution the built in 
display will have? I am in the market and all the other radios in this class 
seem to have quite low pixel densities. And most of those have the display 
outputs at the same very low resolutions.


Happy New Year to all.



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Re: [Elecraft] KPA 1500 and receiver noise

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

Hi Bob.

Contact support(at)elecraft.com and request the free KPA1500 power supply load 
resistor kit.  They can also tell you if your amp S/N was manufactured before we 
started adding the load resistor to new units some time ago.


73,
Eric
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On 12/30/2019 8:12 AM, K0RKH wrote:

   Thank You to the replies I have recieved on this subject.  When
I get back home in a few days I will look for the electrical hash again with
the fan on.  I am guessing that this would point to the suggestion of some
slight loading of the power supply to smooth out emitted noise.
   
Bob K0RKH

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Re: [Elecraft] Copying CW at high speeds (OT to Elecraft)

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

Hi Folks,

Great thread, but we're past the single OT posting limit.  Lets wind this and 
its related threads down now in the interest in respecting our other readers and 
relieving them of email overload :-)


73,
Eric
Moderator from time to time..
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On 12/30/2019 7:33 AM, Bill Mellema via Elecraft wrote:

  Guys,
I think all the comments are very good but would like to add this PRACTICE 
PRACTICE PRACTICE...
I know lots of hams that would like to learn the code but not enough to put the 
time in. If a person just puts in 15 or 20 minutes each day to practice, it 
will keep them from slipping backwards on their copying speed IMO. In today's 
world with phone APS it's easier and more convenient than ever. I encourage 
hams to at least give CW a try because it can be very rewarding.
Happy New Year To All!
Best 73's
Bill N3WM  EX Navy RM2 Vietnam Era




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Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 RFI on 10 Meters

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

Scott - what is your 1500 s/n?
Eric
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On 12/17/2019 1:04 PM, K9MA wrote:

Hi Eric,

I was able to tighten those screws a little, but it made no difference. Adding 
ferrites to the control cable near the PS helped slightly, suggesting that 
that is the source. The RF is definitely being received by the antenna, about 
100 feet away: its strength depends on the antenna direction, and it is at 
least 7 dB weaker with a dummy load.


I have submitted a request to tech support.

73,
Scott K9MA



On 12/17/2019 13:44, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote:

Hi Scott,

We have seen this in rare cases on a few 1500s. It appears to be caused by 
the ground connection between the rear RF INPUT SO-239 flange and the chassis.


Very slightly loosening (not too far!) and then firmly re-tightening all four 
screws on this SO-239 connector will insure a good ground connection between 
this connector and the rear panel. (There are lock washers between the nuts 
and the SO-239 inside.)


If the screws are loosened too far, you may have to remove the bottom cover 
of the amp to hold the interior nuts in place while you re-tighten the four 
screws.  (Make sure the 50V power and control cables are disconnected when 
you remove any covers on the amp.)


73,
Eric
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On 12/14/2019 1:43 PM, K9MA wrote:
I guess it just shows how little I've been on 10, but I've had the KPA1500 
for over a year now, and I just noticed that when I turn it on, my noise 
floor on 10 goes up about 3 dB. (And that's from an urban noise floor.) It's 
pretty flat over much of the band, not typical switching supply noise. Has 
anyone else experienced this and found a cure? (Other than using the old amp 
tube.)


73,

Scott K9MA





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Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 RFI on 10 Meters

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

Hi Scott,

We have seen this in rare cases on a few 1500s. It appears to be caused by the 
ground connection between the rear RF INPUT SO-239 flange and the chassis.


Very slightly loosening (not too far!) and then firmly re-tightening all four 
screws on this SO-239 connector will insure a good ground connection between 
this connector and the rear panel. (There are lock washers between the nuts and 
the SO-239 inside.)


If the screws are loosened too far, you may have to remove the bottom cover of 
the amp to hold the interior nuts in place while you re-tighten the four 
screws.  (Make sure the 50V power and control cables are disconnected when you 
remove any covers on the amp.)


73,
Eric
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On 12/14/2019 1:43 PM, K9MA wrote:
I guess it just shows how little I've been on 10, but I've had the KPA1500 for 
over a year now, and I just noticed that when I turn it on, my noise floor on 
10 goes up about 3 dB. (And that's from an urban noise floor.) It's pretty 
flat over much of the band, not typical switching supply noise. Has anyone 
else experienced this and found a cure? (Other than using the old amp tube.)


73,

Scott K9MA



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Re: [Elecraft] The Phone Call

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

Hi Al,

You almost gave me a heart attack this morning.  When I first started reading 
your email below I mistakenly thought you were referring to Elecraft as the 
company you called.


Fortunately my heart rate and blood pressure dropped back to normal by the time 
I got to the end :-)


No need for more coffee today!

73,
Eric
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On 12/10/2019 6:12 PM, Al Lorona wrote:

I just read the Elecraft December Newsletter, so I made a quick phone call. 
It's still morning over there.

Big Radio Company: How may I direct your call?
Me: Yes, hello, I'd like to speak to your CTO.
BRC: Oh, I'm sorry sir, but I can't do that.
Me: How about a co-founder?
BRC: No...
Me: Why not? I'm about to buy a new radio, and it's down to Elecraft and you 
guys, and Elecraft says I can go hang out with one of the big wigs and play 
radio, so I'm calling you to see if you'll match that offer. You know, maybe I 
can come over and hang out in your ham station -- you do have a station, don't 
you?-- and your big wig can come out and have a soda with me, and we can trade 
stories and shoot the breeze and then call CQ on 20. Yeah?
BRC: No, sir, I'm sorry.  To tell you the truth... we don't 
even *know* who the CTO is.
Me:  Excuse me?
BRC: We see important-looking people pass by all the time, but we don't 
actually know which one is the CTO. We're a big conglomerate now.
Me: Well, maybe you can find someone under him, like the VP of engineering. I'd 
like to meet him. Or her.
BRC: Oh, no. That's not possible. . You see, he doesn't 
actually design any of our products. He has a team working under him, and they do all the 
work.  He does select the knobs that go on the radios, though.
Me: The chief knob-picker, eh? Gee, I was hoping for someone who knows how to 
match impedance, or optimize a sigmoid response. Got any amplifier experts?
BRC: Not really.
Me: AGC gurus?
BRC: Not that I know of.
Me: Anybody who solders?
BRC: Oh, yes! You could have lunch with Maria. She's our absolute best solderer.
Me: Can she dig a signal out of the noise? Does she like hiking?
BRC: 
Me: Never mind. You know, I'm glad I called you. I think my mind is made up. 
Good-bye and thank you!
BRC: Good day, sir, and thank you for calling.


Al  W6LX
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[Elecraft] Elecraft Black Friday Specials are up

[Eric Swartz]

We've activated our Black Friday specials early!

Click on the Black Friday Specials banner at the top of the page at 
elecraft.com to get all the details.

73,
Eric
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Re: [Elecraft] Disparity between KPA500 remote utility downloads

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

Hi Dave,

These are two different programs. The first one you show in the jpg, with less 
color, is the KPA500 utility, which is primarily designed for downloading code 
to the 1500 and reading back status etc in real time. It also has very basic 
remote control.


The KPA500 Utility is downloaded from
https://elecraft.com/pages/firmware-software
under the 'Amplifier Firmware and Software' tab.


The second 'more colorful' program you show on your webpage is the KPA500 Remote 
. It is the full featured remote control program for the KP500.


The KPA500 Remote Software is downloaded from the same
https://elecraft.com/pages/firmware-software
page under the  'Logging and Control Software for the K-Line and KX-Line'  tab.

Eric
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On 11/19/2019 7:28 AM, DAVID INGEBRIGHT wrote:

Attaching a couple of screenshots of two different KPA500 remote operating 
screens, a plain one and a great one. I want to download the great one into my 
l#2 win7 PC and cannot seem to get the one I want. Are there two KPA500 remote 
utilities?
This is what I get upon downloading the KPA500 utility today..., a stripped 
down gray and white panel showing the essentials of the amplifier parameters:
http://www.valhallatreefarm.com/WB7ELY/kpa500/kpa500A.jpg
A month ago I downloaded  (what I thought was the same utility) and I got this 
nice color, animated, easy to use remote screen.
http://www.valhallatreefarm.com/WB7ELY/kpa500/kpa500.htm
These were downloaded from the Electraft K line utility and firmware download 
page. Could someone shed some light on this?
Thanks
//Dave WB7ELY
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