[Elecraft] [K3] Upcoming K3 features

[Richard Jones]

Eric what everyone at Elecraft has done has been incredible to say the least.

I would love to see these added features or upgrades to the K3.

1.  I would like to see a squelch that works on SSB Voice and not be so
sensitive in other modes.  In other words sometimes I really have to "play"
with it to get it just right (in other modes).  On SSB it does not work well
at all,  IMHO.

2.  Many of the people I know would like the "AM Sync" as soon as possible.

3.  One of the best "Short Wave" radios for this day and time!

4.  Kenwood makes/made a remote head that you could purchase as an accessory
for the Kenwood TS-2000.  This way you could put the K3 wherever and have a
small remote head on you dash.  The Kenwood connected via a CAT-5 (RJ-45 ?)
phone jack.  This would be so nice to have.  A medium/large radio with a
small remote head as an option.

5.  For us who have purchased the K3 assembled it would be great if there
was a manual that would show you how to take it "back" apart with pictures,
labels, and all for servicing.

Thanks Again For A Great Radio,

Rick --  Serial Number 2834



Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote:
> 
> Wow! I go off-line for the weekend and everyone goes crazy. Must have 
> been a slow news weekend, or just poor propagation on HF.. :-) 
> 
> I see there is a lot of misunderstanding out there on what is already 
> here, or is coming soon, so I'd like to clarify a few items.
> 
> 
> 1. TX/RX EQ = OFF in digital modes will be implemented in within the 
> next couple of releases.
> 
> 2. RX active while manually tuning through memories will also be 
> implemented shortly, within the next couple of releases.
> 
> 3. AM Sync is actively being completed. We have an internal version in 
> the test lab and we should have a beta version out soon. It turns out 
> this was not a simple task.
> 
> 4. The TCXO-1 actually turns out to meet 0.5 ppm over the commercial 
> temp range. We were over conservative in our initial public specs on 
> this item - It already met this without additional calibration.
> 
> We are also testing a future version of K3Utility that lets you enter 
> temp correction values for a further increase in accuracy, but I'm not 
> sure how quickly this will be released.
> 
> 
> As a general comment, we have a very specific prioritized list of items 
> that we are working on for the K3. some we've talked about, some we 
> haven't. And some are internal items to improve manufacturing yield, 
> etc. We certainly do pay attention to the list comments and requests, 
> but we do not jump back and forth each week trying to meet new requests 
> at the expense of others. Some times it conveniently works out that we 
> are already about to implement something requested on the email list, or 
> that it is trivial to add quickly. That's why you might see it pop up 
> shortly after a list discussion. Also, while it may seem like we have 
> not responded to your specific request, it does not mean we have ignored 
> it. We get so many varied requests that there is no way to satisfy all 
> of them, but we do write them down and we periodically meet and 
> re-prioritize those items that are doable.
> 
> Wayne and I both feel strongly that a lot of our success is due to our 
> company's responsiveness to your product ideas and requests. We see our 
> major products, like the K3, as a continually evolving and improving in 
> response to customer feedback. We're constantly amazed at the breadth of 
> applications that you are using the K3 for. From Rag Chewing, DXing, 
> QRP, Contesting, SO2R, Moon-bounce and Data modes to ESSB, each user 
> community has a wide range of uses and requests. We can't do everything, 
> but we do make careful attempts to add the most useful requested 
> features over time. We'll never meet everything requested - there just 
> isn't that much development time or microprocessor memory available. But 
> we'll strive to make the K3 as good as it can be.
> 
> Its impossible for us to guess the many ways our products, like the K3, 
> will get used up front, so we make our best effort to get a good core 
> set of features into the product at initial release, and then we iterate 
> and improve in response to your feedback over the life of the product. 
> We hope that approach keeps our products fresh and fun to use over their 
> life, and that it keeps us ahead of our competition :-)
> 
> 73,  Eric   WA6HHQ
> 
> 
> 
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