[Elecraft] Will there be a K4

[Kevin der Kinderen]

It might not be fair for me to comment. I'm a KX3 user and it is used out
in the field. That's mostly because there's no better full-featured,
portable rig on the market. KX2, some compromises that some are willing to
accept. The KX3 is king on the picnic table. On the other hand, I've had no
real interest in the K3/K3s and a next generation K would need to be
something very special indeed before I could consider it.

I have tons of respect for Elecraft and what they do for amateur radio.I
think they are the most responsive, least arrogant, real hams manufacturing
and selling a great line of equipment. I wish the gear I use in the shack
was manufactured by them. The world would be perfect.

73,
Kev K4VD



On Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 7:42 PM Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:

> Exactly right, and I have as much respect for Wayne and Eric for their
> well developed business and marketing judgment as for their great
> engineering. I started reading this reflector when I bought a loaded
> used K2 in 2003 (I was running my own small biz in those days, and
> didn't have time to build one), and so far, I've never seen them make a
> bad call!
>
> Elecraft is only about 25 miles from me, so many of their employees are
> neighbors. For solid biz reasons, they are tight-lipped, and I've never
> even tried to discuss anything with them that wasn't publicly announced.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
> On 3/24/2019 4:28 PM, Michael Walker wrote:
> > It comes down to economics and the all mighty dollar.
> >
> > Will hams buy enough radios for them to be economical to fund
> development,
> > manufacturing and pay staff?
> >
> > Economics 101.
>
>
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