Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-16 Thread Gary Smith
I hear you, we have a finite life. Aside from that eternal reality, I can't imagine wishing for something that by logistics isn't ready for release. All I can picture if they did release it early, before it was realistically able to be released, is all the whining and complaints I would be

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-16 Thread Bill Johnson
turnbull Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2020 5:05 AM To: Buddy Brannan ; mark roz Cc: Elecraft Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May Dear OMs and YLs, Better the extra time to do things right.73 Doug EI2CNSent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Original message From: Buddy

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-16 Thread Bill Johnson
delivery is now in May 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 pro

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-16 Thread Bill Johnson
I am 74! 72 & 73, Bill K9YEQ FT’er for K2, KX1, KX3, KXPA100, KAT500, W2, etc. -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Carl Yaffey Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 7:21 PM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in Ma

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-16 Thread Lyn Norstad
And, just imagine the propagation! 73 Lyn, WØLEN -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Clay Autery Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2020 12:13 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-16 Thread Clay Autery
EVERY antenna is an IDEAL antenna and you don't need towers to hold them up.  You simply will it to sit where you want it to stay. __ Clay Autery, KY5G (318) 518-1389 On 01/16/20 09:20, WILLIE BABER wrote: K7? Does that imply that Elecraft company makes it to heaven

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-16 Thread WILLIE BABER
I recall the K2 in particular. I received modifications from Elecraft before I finished building it. Because I was working so hard at the University, I put K2 is a box, partially assembled. However, I kept track of every Elecraft modification and put them in the box too. Then I purchased an

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-16 Thread WILLIE BABER
K7? Does that imply that Elecraft company makes it to heaven too, with some of us? Ok! But are there any 100 foot towers in heaven? 73, Will, wj9b, dit dit CWops #1085 CWA Advisor levels II and III http://cwops.org/ On Thursday, January 16, 2020, 5:28:53 AM PST, Dr. William J. Schmidt

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-16 Thread hawley, charles j jr
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net on behalf of W0FK Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 7:22 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May Elecraft mailing list wrote > Wow. K4- perhaps first delivery in May now. > Very disappointing.

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-16 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt
Whew! Otherwise we are really screwed on using the K5, K6, and K7... Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ > On Jan 15, 2020, at 9:42 PM, Keith N6JPA wrote: > > Don't worry. I have it on good authority that heaven has a Ham Shack with > all of the models. Think positive :-) > > >> On

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-16 Thread turnbull
Dear OMs and YLs, Better the extra time to do things right.73 Doug EI2CNSent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Original message From: Buddy Brannan Date: 16/01/2020 07:29 (GMT+00:00) To: mark roz Cc: Elecraft Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-15 Thread Buddy Brannan
Disappointing? It’s not unusual. Same happened with the KX3—production/shipping delays—and, I gather, same happened with the K3 as well. I don’t recall if the same delays happened with the KX1 or not. But it’s one of those nature of the beast things. I ordered my KX3 just a day or so after the

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-15 Thread Mike VE3YF
Well that was not something I was expecting. Oh well stuff like that happens everyday. Some things are beyond Elecrafts control. The way I see it, better to have a polished and proper rig, than one that just full of bugs and issues. Get it right the first time. -- *73 De Mike* *VE3YF

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-15 Thread 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 *elecraft.com * On

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-15 Thread Ted Roycraft
Where did this May rumor come from? Yes, the kit version is supposed to come out months later but the Elecraft web site still says that the first shipments of the K4 are targeted for January 2020. Ted, W2ZK On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 8:43 PM Keith N6JPA wrote: > Don't worry. I have it on good

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-15 Thread Keith N6JPA
Don't worry. I have it on good authority that heaven has a Ham Shack with all of the models. Think positive :-) On 1/15/2020 5:09 PM, Michael Walker wrote: All in good time The world won’t end and no one will die if it comes out later. Mike va3mw On Jan 15, 2020, at 8:02 PM, mark roz via

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-15 Thread Grant Youngman
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: > >

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-15 Thread W0FK
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

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-15 Thread Carl Yaffey
I, too, am disappointed. No one will die? Well, I’m 78, sir. I hope I have a few more years . . . . > On Jan 15, 2020, at 8:09 PM, Michael Walker wrote: > > All in good time > > The world won’t end and no one will die if it comes out later. > > Mike va3mw > >> donate.html > Message

Re: [Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-15 Thread Michael Walker
All in good time The world won’t end and no one will die if it comes out later. Mike va3mw > On Jan 15, 2020, at 8:02 PM, mark roz via Elecraft > wrote: > > Wow. K4- perhaps first delivery in May now. > Very disappointing. > __ >

[Elecraft] K4 delivery is now in May

2020-01-15 Thread mark roz via Elecraft
Wow. K4- perhaps first delivery in May now. Very disappointing. __ 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