[Elecraft] KX2?

[Fred Jensen]

I [and my employer] beta tested various items over the years.  Often the 
item was unbranded, no model or serial number, if electronic, it had the 
FCC and CE label.  They trusted us [and me] to beat it up, do everything 
we could to crash the software, and I've never found a technology I 
couldn't break ... and they trusted us to do so privately and not talk 
about it.  It's part of the engineering process.

The majority of Elecraft customers can't stand not knowing what's next 
-- refer to the email list if you doubt -- but after beta, the engineers 
will address the problems found, and the production release may not 
match the beta product.  If the beta test period is public, that will 
release a new onslaught of questions about "what happened to ..." or 
"the one I saw did ...".

The excitement is cool, and I enjoy it as much as anyone.  But Elecraft 
has progressed from a very small startup to a large company with many 
employees, large design and test staffs, and a very large production and 
distribution operation.  They're behaving that way.

My KX1 may find it's way to market, age and old injuries are taking a 
toll on mobility, especially on non-paved surfaces.  I love my K2, the 
KX2 looks really cool, but maybe not for me at this point in life.  If 
you want it, it looks like a great radio for a really great price, and 
it comes with great customer service.  But no heads should be rolling, 
they did their job, admirably.

Congratulations on a great new product Elecraft!

73,

Fred K6DGW
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