Re: [Elecraft] K3s availability
Note that the Japanese manufacturers sell many radios with different feature sets at different price points. If you decide you need a feature that's not in your radio, you usually have to buy a new one. Elecraft, for 20+ years, has sold only a few radios, each with a variety of optional features. The K3, KX3, K2, KX2, and, soon, the K4, can each be configured with options that multiply the product lines to meet varying needs. It's a major difference in corporate philosophy. 73, /Rick N6XI -- Rick Tavan Truckee, CA On Wed, Jun 19, 2019 at 5:12 PM Robert G Strickland via Elecraft < elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > Will the K3s continue to be sold? The Japanese manufacturers sell > several radios at different price points with different specifications. > Would it be able and profitable for Elecraft to keep the K3s in production? > > ...robert > -- > Robert G Strickland, PhD ABPH - KE2WY > rc...@verizon.net.usa > Syracuse, New York, USA > __ > 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 rta...@gmail.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3s availability
Eric, Beats the heck out of the cell phone industry, where any phone that is more than about 3 yrs old goes out of support, and I'm forced to upgrade if I want any more security updates. I anticipate that soon the feds will decide to regulate support of connected IoT devices, requiring update/security support for X number of years after manufacture/sale, if the industry doesn't deal with it first. My advice for the industry is it is much better to steer your own ship than to wait for regulation. In the auto industry, OEMs are required to keep spare parts in inventory for ten years after the last date of manufacture for any particular discontinued model. No word, yet, though, on how long things like an Internet-connected head unit (radio) needs to be kept updated. 73, -- Dave, N8SBE Original Message Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3s availability From: "Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft" Date: Thu, June 20, 2019 3:12 am To: j...@kk9a.com Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Our current plan is to keep the K3S in the product line as long as demand is sufficient to economically produce it. We are certainly still shipping new K3S orders weekly and have sufficient parts inventory to keep manufacturing them at this time. We also are still strongly supporting existing K3 and K3S owners. 73, Eric Waking up in Friedrichshafen after 24 hrs of travel and getting over my jet lag. elecraft.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3s availability
Thanks Eric. I suspected this, especially the continued support. Elecraft has done an excellent job of not obsoleting older radios. I own three K3Ss and it's comforting to hear the official word. 73, John KK9A/4 Sent via the Samsung Galaxy 7 edge, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone. On Thu, Jun 20, 2019 at 3:12 AM Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft < e...@elecraft.com> wrote: > Our current plan is to keep the K3S in the product line as long as demand > is sufficient to economically produce it. We are certainly still shipping > new K3S orders weekly and have sufficient parts inventory to keep > manufacturing them at this time. We also are still strongly supporting > existing K3 and K3S owners. > > 73, > Eric > Waking up in Friedrichshafen after 24 hrs of travel and getting over my > jet lag. > elecraft.com > _..._ > > > > > On Jun 20, 2019, at 4:33 AM, wrote: > > > > I asked the same question on May 16 and I got no official response. I > hope > > that the K3S remains in their product line, it is perfect for my needs. > > > > John KK9A > > > > > > Robert KE2NY wrote: > > > > > > Will the K3s continue to be sold? The Japanese manufacturers sell > > several radios at different price points with different specifications. > > Would it be able and profitable for Elecraft to keep the K3s in > production? > > > > ...robert > > -- > > Robert G Strickland, PhD ABPH - KE2WY > > rcrgs at verizon.net.usa > > Syracuse, New York, USA > > > > __ > > 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 eric.swa...@elecraft.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3s availability
Thanks Eric!!! I had also asked on several occasions with no response. I plan to order some upgrades after Huntsville. > On Jun 20, 2019, at 3:12 AM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft > wrote: > > Our current plan is to keep the K3S in the product line as long as demand is > sufficient to economically produce it. We are certainly still shipping new > K3S orders weekly and have sufficient parts inventory to keep manufacturing > them at this time. We also are still strongly supporting existing K3 and K3S > owners. > > 73, > Eric > Waking up in Friedrichshafen after 24 hrs of travel and getting over my jet > lag. > elecraft.com > _..._ > > > >> On Jun 20, 2019, at 4:33 AM, wrote: >> >> I asked the same question on May 16 and I got no official response. I hope >> that the K3S remains in their product line, it is perfect for my needs. >> >> John KK9A >> >> >> Robert KE2NY wrote: >> >> >> Will the K3s continue to be sold? The Japanese manufacturers sell >> several radios at different price points with different specifications. >> Would it be able and profitable for Elecraft to keep the K3s in production? >> >> ...robert >> -- >> Robert G Strickland, PhD ABPH - KE2WY >> rcrgs at verizon.net.usa >> Syracuse, New York, USA >> >> __ >> 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 eric.swa...@elecraft.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 > Message delivered to h...@optilink.us __ 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] K3s availability
Our current plan is to keep the K3S in the product line as long as demand is sufficient to economically produce it. We are certainly still shipping new K3S orders weekly and have sufficient parts inventory to keep manufacturing them at this time. We also are still strongly supporting existing K3 and K3S owners. 73, Eric Waking up in Friedrichshafen after 24 hrs of travel and getting over my jet lag. elecraft.com _..._ > On Jun 20, 2019, at 4:33 AM, wrote: > > I asked the same question on May 16 and I got no official response. I hope > that the K3S remains in their product line, it is perfect for my needs. > > John KK9A > > > Robert KE2NY wrote: > > > Will the K3s continue to be sold? The Japanese manufacturers sell > several radios at different price points with different specifications. > Would it be able and profitable for Elecraft to keep the K3s in production? > > ...robert > -- > Robert G Strickland, PhD ABPH - KE2WY > rcrgs at verizon.net.usa > Syracuse, New York, USA > > __ > 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 eric.swa...@elecraft.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3s availability
On 6/19/2019 7:33 PM, j...@kk9a.com wrote: I asked the same question on May 16 and I got no official response. I hope that the K3S remains in their product line, it is perfect for my needs. My response in this thread is paraphrasing a post from Wayne several weeks ago. 73, Jim __ 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] K3s availability
I asked the same question on May 16 and I got no official response. I hope that the K3S remains in their product line, it is perfect for my needs. John KK9A Robert KE2NY wrote: Will the K3s continue to be sold? The Japanese manufacturers sell several radios at different price points with different specifications. Would it be able and profitable for Elecraft to keep the K3s in production? ...robert -- Robert G Strickland, PhD ABPH - KE2WY rcrgs at verizon.net.usa Syracuse, New York, USA __ 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] K3s availability
On 6/19/2019 5:11 PM, Robert G Strickland via Elecraft wrote: Will the K3s continue to be sold? YES! The K2, for example, is still being sold. The only radios that they have discontinued are ones for which they could no longer buy parts, and the original K3, which was replaced by the K3S. And K3 can be upgraded to a K3S by replacing modules that the owner chooses to upgrade. I upgraded the two K3s I bought in 2008 as kits by replacing the synth boards and the XVTR boards. 73, Jim K9YC __ 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] K3s availability
The Japanese manufacturers are far larger than Elecraft. In any case, similarly configured, the K4 is supposed to be less expensive than the K3S. 73, Scott N9AA On 6/19/19 8:11 PM, Robert G Strickland via Elecraft wrote: Will the K3s continue to be sold? The Japanese manufacturers sell several radios at different price points with different specifications. Would it be able and profitable for Elecraft to keep the K3s in production? ...robert __ 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
[Elecraft] K3s availability
Will the K3s continue to be sold? The Japanese manufacturers sell several radios at different price points with different specifications. Would it be able and profitable for Elecraft to keep the K3s in production? ...robert -- Robert G Strickland, PhD ABPH - KE2WY rc...@verizon.net.usa Syracuse, New York, USA __ 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
