[Elecraft] A Success Story

[Wayne Burdick]

Dick,

Thanks for this little anniversary present. It has been a bit of a  
wild ride over the past five years.

It may appear that our product strategy has been carefully  
premeditated. Truth is, we've just designed what we, as operators,  
really wanted for ourselves. Fortunately for Elecraft, the radios and  
accessories we've envisioned have appealed to others as well.

Another important factor: we've attracted some very talented and  
motivated engineers. They share our enthusiasm for the radio art, and  
enjoy the challenge of designing outside-the-box products.

Above all, we have the world's greatest customers. This stems in part  
from our long-time focus on kits. Kit-building is educational for  
individuals, but also creates legions of experts who take a lot of  
pride in helping new builders with both construction and operation.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


Edward Dickinson III wrote:

> 	On this date, 5 years ago Elecraft gave formal announcement of the
> impending release of the Elecraft K3 HF Transceiver.  While the  
> leadership
> at Elecraft had been toiling away for about a decade developing HF  
> products,
> April 27, 2007 was a fulcrum date where the development of products  
> for a
> broad audience became apparent.
>
> 	In the years since then, Elecraft has developed the K-Line, a
> complimentary set of products which can have appeal to a wide range  
> of HF
> enthusiasts.....