[Elecraft] Special List

Pete Smith n4zr at contesting.com
Fri Oct 29 14:35:25 EDT 2010


In fact, this was the first time I ever received an advance look at a 
piece of K3 software, and that was because I expressed interest in an 
e-mail.  I had understood that Wayne welcomed seeing our comments on the 
regular Elecraft list.

73, Pete N4ZR

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On 10/29/2010 2:26 PM, Mike wrote:
> Just a WAG on my part, but I'd be willing to bet it wouldn't be impossible to join
> the elite. An email to Wayne might do it...
>
> 73, Mike NF4L
>
> On 10/29/2010 1:35 PM, AB3EN wrote:
>    
>> Richard I disagree with you comments to some degree. Elecraft is super
>> responsive in getting software to beta status and selects alpha testers to
>> help, this group is a smaller set of folks that have an interest in what
>> ever is being developed and likely to have useful comments. These folks are
>> fearless in trying new software that might render their radios mute.
>>
>> I have alpha tested some of the firmware mods and have kept my comments
>> private to Wayne and Eric. I feel that in testing an alpha version of
>> anything it is usually a good idea to not share broadly your impressions,
>> good or bad since everything is subject to modification at that point in
>> time. I find the discussion currently underway to be fascinating but I am
>> happy to see other alpha tester sloging through the iterations before I get
>> a chance to see it as a beta release.
>>
>> 73
>> Dan
>>
>>
>>
>> Richard Thorpe wrote:
>>      
>>> I would like to propose a special list for the chosen "beta testers" to
>>> boast to each other about their "special connection" to the powers at
>>> elecraft and new software that the vast unwashed is not ready to receive.
>>> The beta testers should communicate but do the rest of us have to read
>>> what we are missing?  I don't like the feeling that there are "classes" of
>>> elecraft customers, my money is as good as anyone else's.  This is the
>>> good old USA not czarist russia.
>>>
>>> k6cg
>>>
>>>        
>> -----
>>
>> Dan AB3EN
>>      
>
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