[Elecraft] E_Craft support on right hand coast

[N2EY@aol.com]

In a message dated 10/22/03 11:46:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
w4yn@earthlink.net writes:


> Their commitment to our hobby continues to always amaze and impress me. 
> They our obviously committed to making Elecraft a viable company now and for the 
> future. Their vision and business savy are helping them achieve their goals. 
> They are providing new and exciting products aimed to please many areas of 
> amature radio not just us QRPers. The recent introduction of the transverters 
> is one example of meeting the needs of a very specialized area of ham radio. 
> They have never gone out too please the masses instead our meeting the needs 
> of those who need the highest quality products available. 

WELL SAID! And worth repeating!

Elecraft has been selling production rigs for what - 4 years now? In those 4 
years, they've sold at least 5000 rigs (3500 K2s and 1500 K1s - and my numbers 
are old and probably way low) plus an amazing array of accessories for each. 
Not to mention the transverters, enclosures, antennas, etc. And now a new rig 
that sets yet another new standard. 

And all those 5000+ rig sales were generated from a website, a few small ads, 
coupla product reviews, and strategic appearances at hamfests and 
conventions. 

Support? When I was building my K2, I had a small problem with a part. Fired 
off an email. Reply was on its way back to me in 41 minutes, replacement parts 
that same business day by first class mail.... 

--

The KX1 reminded me of something I could not put my finger on for a long 
time, until a few nights ago when I saw an article in a QST for 1938 or so. It was 
for the original "QSL-40", a simple 6L6G oscillator rig devised by Frank 
Sutter, W8QBW. It was so named because its chassis top was about the size of a QSL 
card. There were all sorts of variations of the basic QSL-40 over the next 
few years, and the rigs were reportedly very popular. 

Isn't the KX1's top just about the size of a QSL card?

73 de Jim, N2EY


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