Re: [Elecraft] Odd Question [Elecraft history]

2011-04-22 Thread Dick Green WC1M
m] Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 9:06 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Odd Question [Elecraft history] Not being public may be one of the reasons they are so successfull. Outside stockholders can make life miserable for companies like Elecraft. Many privatly held bu

Re: [Elecraft] Odd Question [Elecraft history]

2011-04-22 Thread Guy Olinger K2AV
t;K9YEQ >> >> >>-Original Message- >>From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net >>[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Alan Bloom >>Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 7:14 PM >>To: j...@audiosystemsgroup.com >>Cc: elecraft@mailman.qt

Re: [Elecraft] Odd Question [Elecraft history]

2011-04-21 Thread Bill (K9YEQ)
My comment was tongue in cheek. I don't expect Elecraft to do anything but keep offering great stuff to its niche. Just want them to keep up the great business of making the stuff I have always wished I could have at a reasonable price and let me be part of the building process. 73, Bill K9YEQ

Re: [Elecraft] Odd Question [Elecraft history]

2011-04-21 Thread n5ge
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 7:14 PM >To: j...@audiosystemsgroup.com >Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Odd Question [Elecraft history] > >Elecraft reminds me of what Hewlett Packard company must have been like in >the early days. Two engineering buddies st

Re: [Elecraft] Odd Question [Elecraft history]

2011-04-20 Thread Bill (K9YEQ)
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Odd Question [Elecraft history] Elecraft reminds me of what Hewlett Packard company must have been like in the early days. Two engineering buddies start a company in their garage. One (Dave Packard in the case of HP, Eric in the case of

Re: [Elecraft] Odd Question [Elecraft history]

2011-04-20 Thread Paul Christensen
> I'll be able to say that I knew Eric and Wayne way back when. :=) I want to make sure they remember me at the time of their IPO. Paul, W9AC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http:/

Re: [Elecraft] Odd Question [Elecraft history]

2011-04-20 Thread Alan Bloom
Elecraft reminds me of what Hewlett Packard company must have been like in the early days. Two engineering buddies start a company in their garage. One (Dave Packard in the case of HP, Eric in the case of Elecraft) gravitates toward the business end of the enterprise while the other (Bill Hewlett

Re: [Elecraft] Odd Question [Elecraft history]

2011-04-20 Thread Jim Brown
On 4/20/2011 2:44 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > Here's my account. VERY interesting, Wayne. That fills in an important gap for me -- I had not realized that Eric had the serious EE background that he does. But that also makes another point that I've long felt about being a good chief executive -

Re: [Elecraft] Odd Question [Elecraft history]

2011-04-20 Thread Wayne Burdick
Lee Buller wrote: > I am a history buff and I like to read historical accounts. I've > been reading > about how some ham radio manufacturers got started. I wonder if > there is an > "official" historical document/story/narrative about how Elecraft > got started > the history from inception t