[Elecraft] Delays, etc.

[David Wilburn]

Initial reaction was, who cares.  Then I thought, well, maybe there is 
something to learn here.

I said to myself, "Why the post that he had canceled his order?", the 
second post like this, if I recall.

A - just wanted to blow off some steam, and tell people what he 
thinks.  Great, all for it, been there myself.

B - express his thoughts, and hope to convince others to do the same. 
  Hmmmm, tough crowd for this one.  But who can tell.

C - trying to justify to himself, why he canceled the order.  This 
falls into the category of, "things that make me go hmmmmm....."

Interesting stuff.  I don't agree, but that is the beauty of it. 
Especially when every NCJ I pick up, has at least one article in it, 
where the subject talks about their station setup, and it starts with, 
"A modified <insert Yaesu, Icom, or Kenwood> rig here...." meaning 
that these "delivery as soon as you order them" rigs, then had to be 
modified, to make them useful contest rigs.


Dave Wilburn
K4DGW
K2/100 - S/N 5982


Brett Gazdzinski wrote:
> I cancelled my order as I could not take it anymore,
> there are still no full specs on the radio, things that were 
> supposed to work still dont, or have just started working.
> FM does not work, AM sync does not work, I dont now
> what the audio passband is (how low does it go?).
> The 2nd receiver is delayed, what about the variable filters?
> All this stuff was in the advertisements, nothing about it was not done
> yet, or would not be done before the first 500 radios slowly shipped.
> 
> I think Elecraft is a great company making great radios, but I
> think they blew the release of this one.
> They should have been up front with saying its a CW radio for now,
> and we hope to get the other stuff working in a year or so.
> 
> I cant think of any other manufacturer who could get away with selling 
> so many radios so late, without major modes, options and features
> working, and without any communication about it except after the fact.
> 
> I will want one, likely in a year or two after its done...
> 
> Brett
> N2DTS
> 
> 
> 
>> Issue 1: The K3 and selected accessories are not available as 
>> promised.  Yes, "bumps in the road" happen.  Understood.
> 
>> Issue 2: Elecraft has consistently and apparently with forethought 
>> knowingly kept their customers (both perspective and paying) in the 
>> dark about the status of the K3.  Additionally, it appears that 
> t>hey've misrepresented the actual development status of the K3, the 
>> KRX3 and the KDVR3.  The details have been discussed many times 
>> before, and it should be obvious to anyone.
> 
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