[Elecraft] RE: K3 Thoughts

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Go to any competitive sports shop (and Ham radio is a "competitive sport" to
some) and you'll hear endless discussion of the minutiae of various
products.

What's absolutely unimportant to those not interested in being the top dog
in some arbitrary contest may be critically important to those who are. 

And you are *both* right.

Ron AC7AC


-----Original Message-----

This is all wrong. No one should feel guilty for bringing up problems, 
making suggestions or discussing better ways to make the K3 operate. In 
fact, Elecraft designed the K3 with just this in mind and has already made 
dozens of firmware changes based on "Better Ideas".
Therefore, I refuse to accept any of this reprimand and hereby relegate the 
last posting to the scrap heap.
I believe the K3 is without a doubt the best HF rig on the market right now 
and Elecraft will continue improving it based on our experiences and 
contributions. We should not be worried about accusations of whining and 
"ME" generations. Our complaints and suggestions are being monitored by 
Elecraft. Some can and will be adapted and some will not.
The bandswitch issue is not a deal breaker for me or anyone else I know of. 
Yes, I would have done it differently. I would have just put one knob on the

front panel for bandswitching instead of the band button. What a nostalgic 
concept! 73
Steve Ellington
N4LQ at insightbb.com