[Elecraft] [KX3] Re: How close ???

[TJ Campie]

THOSE BLASTED FIELD TESTERS!!!!
In reality, the day to take orders is fairly meaningless... none of us are
going to get our new little toys until February anyway.  That is going to
be the hardest part...

TJ W0EA


On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 4:42 PM, Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:

> kb3drw at msn.com wrote:
> > Seems like all questions on the KX3 get an answer pretty quick from
> > the inventors except the when question. Maybe testing is a little
> > behind, maybe parts are not available, maybe manufacturing is taking
> > longer to gear up than expecpted....
> >
>
> Hi Curron,
>
> As usual with a complex product release it's a bit of "all of the
> above." Last month, we gave early field-test units to several very
> picky operators who've been scrutinizing every detail on behalf of
> future customers. Several opportunities for improvement have come out
> of this, and it's critical that we get such changes in now, rather
> than impose field-upgrades later.
>
> I already mentioned the change to the internal battery; the battery
> holders will now be included, even if you don't purchase the charger
> module. Our testers also just convinced us to switch to a much nicer
> (but more expensive) optical shaft encoder for VFO A. These and other
> last-minute tweaks necessitated layout changes to both of the main PC
> boards. Since costs also went up, we've been working with vendors to
> get better pricing on other parts, where possible, so we can hold the
> line on the retail price.
>
> My seven year-old, Griffin, may be the most impatient future KX3 user
> of all. He's got his own corner at my workbench where he tests
> batteries, rigs up improbable assemblies of scrapped parts, and makes
> sure I'm working instead of playing my guitar. "When?" is his favorite
> question, and he'll be the first to know.
>
> We're still hoping to take orders in December.
>
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
>
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