Re: [Elecraft] I am so over the KX3 list for shipping
Several years ago, Marsha and I drove up to Rochester, MN for the W0DXCC convention - it's essentially a big mix of both DX and contesting info, but well put together - it was fun. While there, we attended a pseudo-forum that eventually derailed itself into a bitch session about the 9000. There were a couple of factory reps from Yaesu and they took it on the chin! Art - N4PJ On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 12:00 AM, W0MU Mike Fatchett w...@w0mu.com wrote: I have no issues being 1st in line with Elecraft. Sure they might have an issue here or there but they stand behind their products. I had an early FT-DX9000 and I couldn't give it back to them fast enough. They even screwed me on the shipping. Everyone of the 9000's had to go back to Yaesu to get FIXED. Elecraft will just send parts, boards etc. By the way someone has to find the issues and that is not always the beta testers. I have two K3's, P3, KPA-500 and the KAT-500 on order. Elecraft does not ship products that are not ready and are not pressured to ship prior to having all the bugs worked out. Mike W0MU W0MU-1 CC Cluster w0mu.net:23 or w0mu-1.dnsdynamic.com Http://www.w0mu.com http://www.w0mu.com/ On 5/22/2012 9:40 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Don, Great advice, but you are missing out on a lot of the fun from the early adopters. You may not want to join in on the array of those who buy early, but take heart that Elecraft does provide fixes for the problems that are identified by the early adopters, so do not be afraid to join in with the latest and greatest. 73, Don W3FPR On 5/22/2012 11:30 PM, Don Putnick wrote: Don's rule for buying new ham radio products: don't buy it until QST reviews it. The bugs will have been shaken out and the waiting list will have disappeared. Just bought my KPA-500 in fact. 73 Don NA6Z __ 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 __ 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] I am so over the KX3 list for shipping
Hi Don, My rule of thumb comes from years of experience with OTHER manufacturers, not with Elecraft. Now that I'm part of the K3-Line family, I'm learning my risk-adverse behavior is a bit much. Oh oh ... I hear a voice calling to me hey, little boy, wanna buy a KAT500. 73 Don NA6Z From: Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com To: Don Putnick don_n...@yahoo.com Cc: Elecraft List elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:40 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] I am so over the KX3 list for shipping Don, Great advice, but you are missing out on a lot of the fun from the early adopters. You may not want to join in on the array of those who buy early, but take heart that Elecraft does provide fixes for the problems that are identified by the early adopters, so do not be afraid to join in with the latest and greatest. 73, Don W3FPR __ 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] I am so over the KX3 list for shipping
Don, Great advice, but you are missing out on a lot of the fun from the early adopters. You may not want to join in on the array of those who buy early, but take heart that Elecraft does provide fixes for the problems that are identified by the early adopters, so do not be afraid to join in with the latest and greatest. 73, Don W3FPR On 5/22/2012 11:30 PM, Don Putnick wrote: Don's rule for buying new ham radio products: don't buy it until QST reviews it. The bugs will have been shaken out and the waiting list will have disappeared. Just bought my KPA-500 in fact. 73 Don NA6Z __ 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] I am so over the KX3 list for shipping
I have no issues being 1st in line with Elecraft. Sure they might have an issue here or there but they stand behind their products. I had an early FT-DX9000 and I couldn't give it back to them fast enough. They even screwed me on the shipping. Everyone of the 9000's had to go back to Yaesu to get FIXED. Elecraft will just send parts, boards etc. By the way someone has to find the issues and that is not always the beta testers. I have two K3's, P3, KPA-500 and the KAT-500 on order. Elecraft does not ship products that are not ready and are not pressured to ship prior to having all the bugs worked out. Mike W0MU W0MU-1 CC Cluster w0mu.net:23 or w0mu-1.dnsdynamic.com Http://www.w0mu.com On 5/22/2012 9:40 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Don, Great advice, but you are missing out on a lot of the fun from the early adopters. You may not want to join in on the array of those who buy early, but take heart that Elecraft does provide fixes for the problems that are identified by the early adopters, so do not be afraid to join in with the latest and greatest. 73, Don W3FPR On 5/22/2012 11:30 PM, Don Putnick wrote: Don's rule for buying new ham radio products: don't buy it until QST reviews it. The bugs will have been shaken out and the waiting list will have disappeared. Just bought my KPA-500 in fact. 73 Don NA6Z __ 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] I am so over the KX3 list for shipping
It is a bit depressing for me having to travel with the super large FT450AT with its crappy auto tuner and pretty lame receiver. If my K3 is any indication of what I am waiting on with the KX3 it will be well worth the wait. However, I do wish there was transparency in terms of when i could expect my Dec 31st order. Keith AG6AZ Sent from my iPhone please excuse typos On May 22, 2012, at 8:11 PM, ATT Yahoo k...@bellsouth.net wrote: What's the point of posting order numbers which don't change for weeks when it talks about shipping in the next 7 days. What a crock. Its been 6 months since it was ordered and there's no chance of seeing the radio for several more months at the rate they are being shipped. Simply a travesty and What a waste of time. Tell the people who ordered your projected ship times based on # units shipped per day would be meaningful. We could come back In 6 months and maybe see progress. This order number range is garbage. IMHO John K3GO Sent from my iPad John Smith __ 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] I am so over the KX3 list for shipping
*Soon? :-) Gary * On 23 May 2012 14:31, Keith Heimbold ag...@hotmail.com wrote: It is a bit depressing for me having to travel with the super large FT450AT with its crappy auto tuner and pretty lame receiver. If my K3 is any indication of what I am waiting on with the KX3 it will be well worth the wait. However, I do wish there was transparency in terms of when i could expect my Dec 31st order. Keith AG6AZ Sent from my iPhone please excuse typos On May 22, 2012, at 8:11 PM, ATT Yahoo k...@bellsouth.net wrote: What's the point of posting order numbers which don't change for weeks when it talks about shipping in the next 7 days. What a crock. Its been 6 months since it was ordered and there's no chance of seeing the radio for several more months at the rate they are being shipped. Simply a travesty and What a waste of time. Tell the people who ordered your projected ship times based on # units shipped per day would be meaningful. We could come back In 6 months and maybe see progress. This order number range is garbage. IMHO John K3GO Sent from my iPad John Smith __ 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 -- Gary VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile Elecraft Equipment K3 #679, KPA-500 #018 KAT-500#?? Living the dream!!! __ 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
