[Elecraft] A thanks to Wayne and Eric

Mon Dec 1 20:38:00 2003

Bingo!  Couldn't have said it better.  Been building since 1959 and still
love the smell of solder in the morning!   Keep 'em coming.

Thanks guys!

Terry, W�FM

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From:	[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of DAVE HEALY
Sent:	Sunday, November 30, 2003 3:38 AM
To:	[email protected]
Subject:	[Elecraft] A thanks to Wayne and Eric

I enjoy all things that are well engineered...cars, computers, consumer
electronics, and yes, even a common microwave oven.

But what I respect and covet are those things that are designed and marketed
with discipline and convention.

You guys did it. A design for a transceiver that targeted the Heathkit
generation: A group that loved to build, but were denied a challenge.

You provided that challenge that we had longed for, but you improved upon
the Heathkit experience tenfold.

How? A superior offering. A product that rivals the top three in amateur
radio. A product that was well thought-out. A product that was well
engineered. A product that was timely. A product that could be built by most
and appreciated by all.

How did you do that?

I surmise:

#1.You had the basic dream, the basic idea.You missed building, too, yes?

#2...You engineered it. Tested it. Re-tested it. Re-tested it...and you knew
it would fly.and offered it.

#3.But, before you offered it, you had conveyed a convention: It must work
fine; It must work for the average Ham; The instructions must be written for
a new guy; problems would be addressed immediately; updates should be stat.

Well, whatever you guys talked about in that first meeting and agreed upon,
you accomplished it.

I get more of a thrill reading the directions and complying than finishing
the procedure.

And your following..this reflector...What a great bunch of guys! Dedicated,
involved, knowledgeable, giving, friendly. These are the guys I started Ham
Radio with. It brings a tear to my eye that it took so long to find them.

Wayne and Eric, thanks for making this happen. It's more than just soldering
in a resistor on the RF board.

It's a brotherhood.

Thanks to you.

-dave- N7DKK, Medford, Oregon

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