[Elecraft] Announcing W8FGU Servicing Elecraft's Classic Line of Products

[Marc Veeneman]

Dave is where I got both of my Hex Key paddle covers.  I looked forward to his KX3 acrylic box carrier but he never made more than a couple of prototypes.  I’ve only ever seen him at Hamvention.
— 
Marc

> On Feb 19, 2019, at 5:28 PM, Dave Van Wallaghen <dave at w8fgu.com> wrote:
> 
> Announcing W8FGU Services, LLC now providing build, repair and alignment services for the Elecraft Classic Line of
> transceivers and accessories as well as the mini-module line.
> 
> Hi fellow Elecraft list members, this is Dave, W8FGU and I’m announcing (with Elecraft’s blessing) that I am now
> providing support services for the Elecraft Classic Line of products (K2, K1, KX1, associated transceivers and accessories)
> and their mini-module line of products.
> 
> As you may or may not know, our legendary guru Don Wilhelm, W3FPR is retiring this month from providing these
> services for the past 20 years or so. Although Don is retiring from the physical support of these fine products, he has
> assured all of us that he will continue to provide guidance and advice via the Elecraft email reflector for the foreseeable
> future.
> 
> Through Don’s guidance and encouragement and the numerous discussions with Don and senior management at
> Elecraft over the last few weeks, I have decided to continue Don’s legacy in the Elecraft support arena. Don has been
> gracious enough to share with me his business model, pricing, policies and procedures so that I may continue to try and
> provide the same services he has provided for so many years. I am committed to providing the same high quality and
> timely service at the same standard Don has set during his tenure.
> 
> As this is an ambitious venture on my part, Don has assured me that he is only a phone call or email away for when I
> need his assistance. And of course, I have the complete support of the fine folks at Elecraft. It is with their spirit and
> support that we believe we can carry Don’s legacy of servicing these fine products of Elecraft engineering, well into the
> future.
> 
> Elecraft has always been more than supportive of my enclosure business since 2006. In that time, I have sold hundreds
> of poly-carbonate and acrylic enclosures for their mini-module line of products and dust covers for the KX3, PX3 and
> KX2. These are all produced by hand in a modest workshop in my basement. I have been invited and worked in their
> booth in Dayton for the past 12 years. I’ve enjoyed a great working relationship with Eric, Wayne and many of the sales
> and support staff and look forward to continuing that relationship with this new venture.
> 
> As many of you know, I am still working full time as a Lieutenant (fire fighter/medic) for the Brownstown Fire
> Department here in SE Michigan. I will be able to retire in a little over two years. But my background has been technical
> since high school. My grandfather (the original W8FGU SK) taught me about ham radio as a child. He passed away when I was a teenager, but he encouraged me to continue my education and I obtained an Associates in Electrical Engineering in 1982 and soon began a career as an electronic tech that turned into a 20-year programming and IT career in the PC software development arena. Although I have been a firefighter since the age of 14, my full-time career did not start until October of 2000.
> 
> With that said, blowing off the dust on my tech skills and with support of Don and all the folks at Elecraft, I am very
> confident I will carry on the high support standard that Don has established well into the future and for the life of these
> products. Please contact me at this email address for any comments, questions or concerns. Also please visit my
> website: www.w8fgu.com for details of the services I provide and more details in how to contact me.
> 
> Thanks for the bandwidth,
> Dave W8FGU
> (This announcement has been posted with the expressed permission of Eric (list moderator) and Elecraft management)
> 
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