[Elecraft] K2 RF Board: Missing Bag of Parts #!!??#

[JimWMiller@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/2/2002 2:56:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
kc4kgu@ENTERZONE.NET writes:


> 
> On Sat, 1 Jun 2002 JimWMiller@aol.com wrote:
> 
> > Thanks to all of you who have responded so far.  Apparently there are two 
> (2) 
> > bags for the RF board i.e. "RFa" and "RFb".  I'll call Scott on Monday 
> and 
> > ask for the missing "RFa" bag to be sent out.
> > 
> > I'm looking forward to getting that K2 on the air so this was 
> frustrating. I 
> > may suggest putting a quality control procedure in place so that this 
> type of 
> > omission would be less likely to occur. I'm not suggesting anything as 
> > elaborate as ISO9000 but something as simple as enclosing a (signed) 
> > inventory list might be effective.
> > 
> > 73 for now,
> > Jim WA2UMP
> > K2: 2679 
> 
> 
> Jim,
> 
> In defense of Elecraft and all who may be in their employ, you are in the
> VAST minority having received an incomplete kit.  I have never known
> Elecraft or the people behind the product to be anything but thorough and
> extremely interested in ALL Elecraft customers having a 100% satisfied
> experience.
> 
> It may be possible that some postal carrier out there LOST his RFa bag for
> his K2 and broke into your K2 package to scavange yours, thus, thrusting
> the blame on those at Elecraft.  Alternately, have you noticed any black
> helicopters hovering around your mailbox?  How about strange lights in the
> sky at night?  While all of the previous explainations may seem
> unplausable, they seem more plausable to me (and I'd bet on the rest of
> the Elecraft community as well) than their being a quality control issue
> inside Elecraft.
> 

Hi John,

I'll call Scott on Monday to resolve the issue.  However unplausable it may 
sound, the bottom line is that the kit was incomplete, it was not tampered 
with, there is not list of contents with the K2 kit box, it was frustrating 
and certainly *NOT* funny.  There is always room for improvement within any 
organization and company.

I don't want to make a big deal about this. Hopefully it can be resolved on 
Monday.

73,
Jim WA2UMP 
K2: 2679

> 
> 73 de John - KC4KGU
> K2/100 #2490 "The first _production_ K2/100 on the air!"
> 
> PS: I worked Brad, KB9BPF (K2 #2648), on 3.875 LSB with K2 #2490 last
> night on his brand spanking new K2 that he purchased at Dayton. WONDERFUL 
> S9+ signal into OH, Brad!  Brad said it took him about 20hrs to complete
> the K2, KSB2 and KIO2.  Man!  I thought I was on a roll completing the
> KPA100 so quick!
> 
> 
> Is anyone interested in a K2 WAS net?  If so, I'd be happy to start
> something.  Nothing EXCLUSIVIST or anything.  Just someplace for K2 owners
> where you knew that you'd find a wealth of other K2's to work.  If so, let
> me know!
> 
> 
> 



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