Re: [Elecraft] Where are the K4 reviews?
Paid in full here since last year and ordered June 2019, try rationalizing that with spouse. Down to my last TT Orion of two, barely keeping it on the air. Almost at point of needing to cancel and ask money be returned so I can get something else and keep operating. Seeing nothing, hearing nothing (not even from anyone receiving a K-4 - assuming some are shipping). Latter I don’t understand how anyone would allow themselves to be bound in secrecy. If occurring must be significant benefit for observing code of silence. I see no light at all inside the tunnel. Steve - W5JK > On Mar 30, 2021, at 10:55 AM, Lyn Norstad wrote: > > I can’t imagine how it would feel to know that I had laid out $4k two years > ago, and still be waiting for fulfillment. NO, actually I can. > > > > Several years ago, an up-and-coming system integration business I had been > associated with for several years (as a VAR) was going thru many of the same > types of growing pains in bringing a wonderful new product to market. The > CEO vowed he would run the business as if they were broke, which they very > nearly were. But the employees were faithful believers in the company and > the product, and worked very hard to make it a success. > > > > Early one Monday morning, I had a call from that CEO advising me that they > had sold the company to another industry player (a non-competitor) and that > they wanted me to join them for lunch to discuss the deal. My fear and > trepidation slowly disappeared that day as I met the new management “team” > (with all the old R&D team still hard at work), got viable answers to all the > hard questions and quickly recognized how an immediate cash infusion ($10 > Million) had an amazing ability to totally turn things around, grease the > wheels, and create an industry shakeup that precipitated a wave of further > consolidation and rapid development. > > > > It was a win-win situation born out of the impending potential disaster we > had all feared. > > > > Hang in there. Times might seem tough, but there are some very smart people > at work here. > > > > 73 > > Lyn, W0LEN > > > > From: elecraft...@groups.io [mailto:elecraft...@groups.io] On Behalf Of Ted > Roycraft > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2021 4:44 PM > To: elecraft...@groups.io > Subject: Re: [Elecraft-K4] Where are the K4 reviews? > > > > The natives are getting restless and it would be good to hear something > official from Elecraft. It's been too long since we've heard much of > anything. I would like to know if I can expect my Group 1 order, submitted > on August 8, 2019, has any chance of getting to me before summer, 2021 begins > or is it likely that I will have to wait another year. I could have asked > much the same question a year ago never expecting that a year from then, > there would still be no K4 sitting on my table by now. By the way, when I > submitted my order the expected shipping date was estimated to be November or > December, 2019. That's pre-pandemic. > > 73, Ted, W2ZK > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to skli...@verizon.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] P3 Feature Request - Transmit sampling
Hi Tom, It's become very difficult to locate an SM-230 monitor in the used market and even when you do, they are asking an arm and a leg. I've got a pretty clean one, but I can't find anyone who seems to be able to service the unit. As you state It does do a pretty good job though for monitoring one's transmitted signal and could be an alternative if supply were not the issue. Maybe someone will come up with a simple adjunct 3rd party coupler that can sample the output as well as provide a visual via software, cheaply. Steve - W5JK On Sep 24, 2013, at 10:16 AM, Tom wrote: > > Even if they never add the feature, wouldn't it be better to use a > device like the Kenwood SM-230 monitor, rather than giving up an > excellent XCVR for the sake of monitoring youe signal? > > Tom > N5GE > > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] [K3] ALPHA 8410 amp
As I would too. Appreciate it. Thanks, Steve - W5JK On Sep 19, 2013, at 8:34 PM, Gary K9GS wrote: > I'd like to see the responses to this... > > > On 9/19/2013 7:49 PM, Pfizenmayer wrote: >> Would like to compare notes with someone on using the ALPHA 8410 with a K3 >> especially going to RTTY and SSB after setting power on CW. Off line is >> fine since probably OT. >> >> Hank K7HP >> >> __ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> > > -- > > > 73, > > Gary K9GS > > Greater Milwaukee DX Association: http://www.gmdxa.org > Society of Midwest Contesters: http://www.w9smc.com > CW Ops #1032 http://www.cwops.org > > > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K3 frequency loss
Seriously ... ? What is it that is suspicious? Please enlighten. Looks like a normal K3 to me. Suppose to be a full moon I thing tonight too. Steve - W5JK On Jun 22, 2013, at 4:08 PM, Don Putnick wrote: > I noticed something very suspicious. The older K3 marketing photog shows VCOs > A/B as 14.195.000/14.200.00 and the newer photog shows 14.175.30/14.180.30. > Enquiring minds want to know why! Where did the 20 kHz go? > > Don NA6Z K3/KPA500/KAT500 > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Fun To Use
Exactly, great summary and very well stated Gary - 73 Steve W5JK On Jan 16, 2013, at 3:24 PM, Gary Gregory wrote: > I have read all the posts to date and FWIW I have this personal view. > > All the major manufacturers make Fun transceivers. By this I mean many here > in VK simply use amateur radio on 40/80M daily to chat with friends and > acquaintances on a daily basis and do little if no other operation and > therefore many use older transceivers and enjoy what they do obviously. > Then there are those who for whatever reason feel a need to have a 'new' > transceiver, be it high end or low varies greatly but they too appear to be > having fun with their chosen transceiver. > > I have also listened to 'other' operators who seem to want a technically > superior transceiver and will not be put off by a higher dollar value if > they are convinced that their choice of model/manufacturer will give them > what they perceive to be the best transceiver. Then there are those that > are Brand Loyalist and by this I mean it must be from one manufacturer that > they feel is the only one that does it right and all others fall short. > > Finally there is the group of avid contesters who often don't care what the > brand is but they do care greatly what the receiver can do for them and > they are results oriented and usually do not swap transceivers all that > often when compared to the 'other' style of operators I mentioned above. > > > I have had many and varied models/brands over the years too and I am a DX > chaser and part time contester as I enjoy the personal challenge of > contesting but I do not participate in every contest. I have had some > 'dogs' along the way too as well as a couple of the so called high dollar > models and when I discovered Elecraft by accident (fat finger web browsing) > and the soon to be released K3 I wondered what all the hue and cry was > about. I dove in early and have never been more happy with a choice. Is it > fun for me to use my K3...you betcha sweet bippy it is. > > I don't vary my settings very often at all and yet I was told just the > other day by a "Collins Owner/Lover" that he thought the K3 was 'too > fiddly' to use. He sat down on 40M with my K3 hooked to his 40M beam and > worked several EU stations and a few NA stations and announced that he > thought it was not nearly as difficult as he had first thought. He never > once objected to the lively receiver and enjoyed the Hi/Lo Cut settings and > he didn't even whine about the small speaker some have commented on. He had > me reset the RX EQ for his ears and I thought it sounded better than the > external speaker he uses with his Collins gear. All of this is of course > purely subjective on my part. > > My opinion is certainly biased otherwise I would not be posting this, > however, I just wanted to say I have fun every time I turn the K3 on and > hear the bands occupied. My idea of fun is to wave the aluminum in the air > around a bit till I find another operator wanting to have a chat. A one on > one for an hour, a pileup into EU, 24 hours in a contest...it doesn't > matter for me, I reckon I am having fun every time I hit the Power > button(s) on the K-Line and that is what it's all about...for me. > > I have wasted a lot of money over the years looking for a 'keeper' and > Elecraft and the K-Line have done what no other previous choice I made has > done and now I can really have Fun on a daily basis operating what I now > see as a simple to use transceiver. Yes I agree with those who suggested > the learning curve can be steep for some. There are those I am sure who > tried a K3 and just didn't 'get it' and moved on to yet another > transceiver. Sadly, we do make mistakes or let ourselves down by not being > more determined to try all the features of a new transceiver over time. > Many jump to an early belief and never get passed that point and so for > them the search goes on. > > Like many I suspect, I have been fortunate to have had my K3 long enough > that it has proved it's worth every day with many contacts and for that I > am thankful to Wayne, Eric and all the fine engineers both at Elecraft and > those who contribute to them. Thanks to all. > > 73 > Gary > -- > *Gary - VK1ZZ > Motorhome Portable > The Shack* > *Elecraft K3 > P3 Panadapter > KPA500FT > KAT500FT** > KX3-K > * > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email li
Re: [Elecraft] K312MDKT
Mike - saw the same, and was thinking perhaps Alan's address book had been compromised externally. I received an advertisement for a financial service yesterday via this reflector. Hope were not seeing a new round of compromised address books cropping up. Merry Christmas - Steve W5JK On Dec 22, 2012, at 8:03 AM, Mike K2MK wrote: > Hi Alan, > > It's not just the electrons that are being inconvenienced by this recurring > posting. > > Between "inconvenienced electrons" and "stinking violins" I'm hoping the New > Year brings new cliches. > > 73, > Mike K2MK > > > > Alan Grant wrote >> No trees were damaged in sending this Email, however, many electrons were >> inconvenienced > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K312MDKT-tp7567482p7567496.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] FS: K3 Filters
How much are you asking Ray (per filter)? Am I correct in understanding that one can operate the K3 in either AM or FM mode using only the FM filter due to recent firmware change? Steve - W5JK On Dec 22, 2012, at 6:23 AM, Ray Fallen wrote: > Good morning... > > Recently purchased a gently used K3 (S/N 6150) with a full set of filters... > four of which I'll never use. > > 2 - KFL3A-6K AM Filters > 2 - KFL3B-FM FM Filters > > Will sell as a set or individually. > > Offers? > > 73 > Ray - ND8L > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] [W2] Trade 2kw coupler for 200w HF coupler?
Would this also be tax free? On Dec 7, 2012, at 7:37 PM, eric norris wrote: > > I sold both hf and 6m tube amps es got a kpa500. I no longer need this > coupler. Excellent condition. Non-smoking, non-meth lab, non-Republican > environment. Please reply off list unless you can add enough irrelevant > details to necessitate a reflector posting. > > 73, > > Eric. WD6DBM > > Now Apple Free! > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Pacificon Interview
Video has been removed by user. Not available. Steve W5JK On Oct 17, 2012, at 9:40 AM, Rem . wrote: > Over Saturday and Sunday at Pacificon I interviewed some well known members > of the ham community (Elecraft). > I asked them questions that they've never been asked before (in their > lives) and got some interesting answers. > > If you enjoy the video, please share it with your ham clubs and friends, > > http://youtu.be/LPz7KShvtVM > > > 73 > > Rem > K6BBQ > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
