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

[KG3VTomZ at gmail.com]

I agree. I would prefer they don't take orders until they have radios ready  
to ship. Why is everybody in such a hurry to part with their money? We also  
don't want them to ship radios until they are ready. Once we get them, we  
want them to be good for many years of use.

I am as impatient as the next guy, but let's wait till it is ready. For all  
of you who really can't wait, I could take you money now and hold it...  
Just contact me off list

73,

Tom
KG3V


On , TJ Campie <tom.campie at gmail.com> wrote:























> 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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