[Elecraft] K3 Beta firmware rev 2.78

[Gary Smith]

> I have about 40 years of managing and working in the software development
> process and have seldom seen the accuracy and rapidity been as consistently
> applied to the process as Elecraft has done with its Beta program.  The K3
> is a VERY complex radio and the requests from the users so diverse that I
> just have to stand in awe of the work Wayne and group do so consistently. 
> This is one investment that keeps going up in value. Now if they could tutor
> a few folks on Wall Street I could sleep better.
> 73
> AB3EN

So true.

I am a new owner of the K3. With the exception of the pre on 6 and 
the voice recorder, I have all the options available on this radio 
and (the sub is en route at this moment). 

Why did I buy the whole Enchilada kit? Because Elecraft closely 
listens to its users and the principals and volunteers do amazingly 
well at fulfilling reasonable requests. IN fact, they seem to provide 
these requests not with reluctance but with great joy. 

This interest, along with the quality of the K3 contains is what made 
me decide to spend this kind of money with this company instead of 
another. At this economic time, it's important to support the 
industry you believe is trying hard to be the best and this kind of 
effort deserves to succeed.


There's a quote I suspect most of us who have worked for functionally 
insular management have heard that goes:

"We the willing, led by the unknowing, have done so much, with so 
little, for so long, that we can do anything with nothing".

Obviously the "unknowing" above does not apply to Elecraft but I'll 
paraphrase that and apply it to what I might imagine is a banner 
going across the company's Marquis:

"We the willing, lead by the knowing, have done so much, with what is 
available, for so long, that we will try everything to make what we 
do even better."

Thanks Elecraft!

Gary
KA1J
K3 # 2382