[Elecraft] Elecraft K3 Wait and Wait and Wait!

[Tom Childers, N5GE]

On Wed, 21 May 2008 08:10:07 -0400, "Edward R. Breneiser"
<breneiser at dejazzd.com> wrote:

>Hello Drew, AF2Z
>
>I plunked down over $1300 for a deposit on my K3, but after waiting five
>months and then calling Elecraft they told me to wait another three
>months. That was a total wait of 8-months! At the five-month point I
>told Elecraft to cancel the order and send my money back.
>I then went out and bought an Icom 703+ and just love this little radio.
>It's no K3, but for less than $700 it's worth the money.
>
>I still plan to buy a K3, but I WILL NOT WAIT MONTHS to receive it.
>Elecraft doesn't have their act together concerning the K3. This is from
>an op who built a K1, K2 and a KX1. I'm VERY disappointed in Elecraft
>selling the K3 before they were geared up for production.
>
>When Elecraft has a K3 ON-THE-SHELF I might buy one.
>
>72,
>Ed, WA3WSJ
[snip]

Reminds me of the very annoying Mitsubishi automobile advertisement of the late
80s where the guy doing the commercial is screaming, "GET WHAT YOU WANT, AND GET
IT NOW!".

Tom, N5GE - SWOT 3537 - Grid EM12jq

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Safety deserve neither 
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