[Elecraft] K3 Update: It keeps getting better...

[Don Rasmussen]

This is of great interest - thanks!

There are a couple of issues here.

First, if there are any hardware changes at all,
Elecraft either has to "fix" each one in the first
batch (of maybe 250?) or, accept the lead delay for
ordering a revised PCB group. This is probably my
preference, but I'm okay with it either way.

Also, if they have changed the front panel they may
need to reorder those for the first batch, or at some
expense, resend new panels later for the first group.

The documentation also needs to be changed for that.

I'm assuming that printed documentation comes with the
K3 like it did with the K2. Sure hope so, I REALLY
like the K2 document.

Finally, even with SMOP changes, I'd allow a week or
two from the end date of those changes before units
are being sent out.

This is all my guess work, it's probably more complex
than even this and (a little) more patience could
easily be required of us. I'm greatly encouraged by
Ricks comments. 


[Elecraft] K3 Update: It keeps getting better...
Rick Tavan N6XI rtavan at gmail.com 
Thu Jul 19 02:42:38 EDT 2007 

Folks keep asking me how the field test is going. I
think it's going
very well. Almost all the changes Elecraft has
published have been software. The hardware I have seen
is very stable. There were a few missing pull-up
resistors and a ground jumper which we added easily in
the field. The front panel labels are being revised.