[Elecraft] Is there a K4 on the horizon?

[Harry Yingst via Elecraft]

I really don't see why People want a K4 as a whole new radio.
A huge selling point for me was the modular and up-gradable approach of the K3 (and the K-Line as a whole)
You can go every where from the Base radio (as a great radio all by itself) up to the full blown K-Line fully loaded.

I also had radios from "The Other Guys" and having to buy a whole new radio to get new features really is a waste of money.

As the Elecraft product line increases it allows me to add in new gear that integrates well in both function and appearance
to my existing equipment so I don't wind up with the mishmash of shapes and sises so common with "the other guys"  



      From: Scott Manthe <scott.manthe at gmail.com>
 To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net 
 Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 11:37 PM
 Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Is there a K4 on the horizon?
   
Wayne and Eric have repeatedly said that the K3 will be upgradeable to 
the K4. Part of the reason that we keep seeing these kinds of "Where's 
the K4" posts is that people are conditioned by the "big 3" to expect a 
"new" rig every year or two to get the latest and greatest features and 
performance. Eric and Wayne give us Elecrafters an ongoing stream of 
upgrades and let us chose what we need based on how we operate. This is 
why I rarely look at new rigs any more at Dayton. I'm not going to buy 
into the IC756/IC765Pro/ProII/ProIII upgrade path any longer. There is 
no K3/K3Pro/K3ProII. There is just the continual improvement of a 
terrific rig. I'm not going to spend $5100 on the FTDX5000/D/MP/LT just 
to have to buy the FTDX5100/D/MP/LT in a year at $5700 to get the 
upgraded performance. My K3 is constantly upgraded at a reasonalbe cost, 
and I can decide whether or not I want or need the upgrade.

It's not Elecrafters who are drinking the "Kool Aide," it's those people 
who EXPECT to have to spend more money every couple of years to get 
performance upgrades who are guzzling Kool Aide day and night. Stop 
asking for the K4. You've already got it.

73,
Scott, N9AA




On 3/31/15 11:11 PM, Jim Miller wrote:
> Exactly, I had my response written then erased it.  We are seeing the K4 as
> every improvement comes along to our already excellent radio.  Think about
> all the advancements since you got your K3 (OK, since I got mine sn 14xx).
> Remember those that were prompted by users like the expansion of the macro
> buffer among others.  How many other companies would do that? ZERO.  Your
> radio continues to just get better.  I, for one, am glad they are doing it
> as they are instead of saving all the improvements for a new radio that I
> would have to buy to get them.
>
> Thanks again Elecraft,
> 73, Jim KG0KP
>
>

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