[Elecraft] New K3S

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

Wayne is off in one minor respect - we've shipped well more than a few dozen K3S 
radios and are well into the hundreds now.  :-)

73,
Eric
/elecraft.com/

On 7/27/2015 2:48 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
> Joe W2KJ <w2kj at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> Howdy Gang:
> I wonder if anyone has received a new K3S yet??
> ===
> Hi Joe,
>
> We have shipped a few dozen, but some have not been received yet, and probably half were kits, which take longer to come on-line. Some of those received have already been mentioned on this forum, or on the Yahoo group (search for "K3S" in the archives). But only a small percentage of our customers participate in the forum at any given time.
>
> In addition to forum comments, the first customer to post an eHam review of the K3S created a product category for it:
>
>     http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/12433
>
> There are two reviews so far, both very thoughtful (and long -- proceed with caution :)
>
> We're of course very happy to see so many positive comments. There are also a few minor negative points, typical of any product. We take these as constructive input toward future improvements. One reviewer with a very sensitive sense of touch (speculation on my part) commented that he could feel the felt pad under the VFO knob. This pad is intended to create drag, and the amount of drag is adjustable. But, haptics being in the fingers of the beholder, I emailed him to discuss hypothetical alternatives.
>
> I'm sure there will be additional postings and reviews soon. Meanwhile, we're working out a few last annoyances in our shipping procedure in hopes of shipping more quickly.
>
> We'll also have a new firmware release for the K3/K3S this week.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR