[Elecraft] K3 Deposit Clarification - just curious

[Vic K2VCO]

Fred Jensen wrote:

> Just curious - other than placing an order early to get earlier 
> delivery, from whence cometh the obsession with a low S/N?  The guy who 
> flies the S/N 0001 aircraft is called a "Test Pilot" and generally makes 
> more money than a vanilla "Pilot," for good reasons.  I ordered my K3 
> last month, and with all the reflector traffic about firmware revisions, 
> downloading, and version control, I'm hoping my S/N will be high enough 
> that things Aptos-wise will have stabilized some.  Am I missing 
> something important here?

The test pilots, or beta testers, took a few arrows in their backs (can 
I mix metaphors or what?) but overall the problems were few considering 
the complexity of the project, and Elecraft was very good about fixing them.

Also, keep in mind that reading the reflector tends to exaggerate the 
problems. The firmware downloading, for example, is very simple and 
reliable.

There's nothing wrong with waiting for things to stabilize, but they are 
not actually very unstable now.

Anyway, test pilots don't do it for the money!
-- 
73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
K3 no. 00007