[Elecraft] Elecraft visit to Boxboro Mass

[Dick Roth, KA1OZ]

aa1o wrote:
> Yesterday for the first time Elecraft came to the Northeast to the ARRL 
> Convention in Boxboro MA.
> The booth was hosted by Eric an Lerma and it was my personal pleasure to 
> meet some real people from Elecraft after being a happy customer for many 
> years.
> The booth attracted a good steady crowd most of the day, with a number of 
> people seeing the K3 for the first time. The booth was located right next to 
> the Ten Tec booth which seemed to attract little interest.
> Eric gave a wonderful technical discussion of the design parameters and 
> decisions made in the K3. He also gave some information about Elecraft that 
> I didn't know. The company has 24 people, some of whom work from home. Even 
> Lyle and Gary are in different states. The company produces only ham radio 
> products and is now in its tenth year.
> The manufacture of the K3 has been Eric's own responsibility and has been a 
> strain at times. It seems that whenever the backlog appears to be shrinking 
> the order rate picks up. He said that there is now about a 3 1/2 months 
> backlog which he hopes to shrink to zero by the end of the year.
> The kdvr3 are now in production with a number of finished boards, but are 
> waiting for firmware. No word on the timing of this.
> The 6 meter preamp is very near ready and should be introduced in a few 
> weeks.
> The K2 continues to have interest and will be supported.
> 
> I want to thank Eric and Lerma for their visit to MA and hope that they will 
> come back sooner than ten years.
> -73 Bill AA1O
> K2 1740
> K3 287
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Ditto to much of what Bill wrote.  I also had the pleasure of meeting 
Eric and Lerma and was glad to see interest.  The talk had a good sized 
crowd in the audience.

W1A, the special events station, centered on a K3, so plenty of folk 
could see and hear and touch the beauty.

It was my first year at the convention, and I hope to see Elecraft there 
next year when I go again.

ttfn &
-- 
73,
Dick ka1oz
Middleborough, MA

Radio:  Elecraft K3/100(Kit) SN 859
Antenna:  Titan-DX