[Elecraft] K3S and expectations

[Doug Person via Elecraft]

Can you define "Normal"?  List members are not cribbing, whining or 
complaining - they are expressing their legitimate  reactions to a new 
product announcement (comments Wayne and Eric probably WANT to hear).

The K3S vs: K3s discussion was purely tongue in cheek.  No one was 
serious about it.  Here, we're all hams - a hobby based on chatting 
about anything and everything.  This list reflects that personality type.

The update from the K3 to the K3S makes perfect sense. I doubt it will 
improve sales figures by any noticeable amount.  Clearly, the update was 
meant to keep the K3 looking fresh, add a couple of needed new features, 
and to generate a little more market attention.

The discussion regarding a possible K4 is a completely legitimate one. 
We (the list members) represent the most loyal and vocal segment of the 
Elecraft customer base.  What we say we want matters a lot.  "We" have 
had and will continue to have great influence on Elecraft product 
planning.  Just as it should be.  It's one of the great aspects of 
Elecraft as a company - they really listen.

I have no doubt that the K4 is either being actively considered or even 
in development.  The K3S isn't going to sustain the company. It will 
extend the product life a little, perhaps.  Five years from now?  There 
will need to be and undoubtedly will be several new flagship products.  
Eagerness on our part is only natural. Speculation, ponderments, 
what-ifs, throwing ideas around, even creating graphic renderings of a 
potential product, all part of why we're here.

I enjoy the subtle humour of some of the threads.  A chuckle here and 
there is good for the soul.

Doug -- K0DXV

On 05/16/2015 08:42 AM, Jim Sheldon wrote:
>  I don't usually chime in on these threads, but since everyone seems 
> to be speculating on Elecraft's marketing strategy regarding the K3S, 
> my take on the matter is they screwed up.  From all the whinging and 
> cribbing and whining about the fictional "K4" , Wayne and Eric should 
> have just rounded the corners on the front and rear panels, ala the 
> other manufacturers and called the K3S the K4.  All the people 
> complaining they'd rather have had a "new" rig called the K4 would be 
> satisfied and the reflector could go back to normal without all the 
> considerable garbage being generated by the grammar cops, the K3S(s), 
> K4 cops and the rest of the stuff that just clutters up the reflector 
> with mostly useless garbage.
>
> W0EB
>
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