[Elecraft] K4 shipping info

[Alan - G4GNX]

I tried to send this yesterday, but it went astray. :-(

Straight from the horse's mouth, so that there will be no rumors or 
doubt:

I have the K3S-line and am interested in the K4. I do not have an order 
placed yet. I'm waiting until the kit availability is announced.

Someone on another group suggested that there should be a group setup 
specifically for the K4.

I responded by doing just that. It is a group for enthusiasts by 
enthusiasts. No more, no less. I'm not looking for praise. It is what it 
is. ;-)

I would ask new subscribers to be patient. As with most groups, your 1st 
message has to be approved, before you become unmoderated. There is a 
time difference of 5 - 8 hours between the USA and UK, so if you send 
your first  message whilst I'm asleep, it may be delayed. It's not 
personal. :-)

The group has sporadic use, depending on information and questions on a 
daily basis. When a small announcement is made, there's usually a flurry 
of activity, which tails off until someone thinks of something else they 
want to discuss, or there's another announcement. Eric and Wayne monitor 
the group when they have time and they answer questions when they have 
answers. I think other Elecraft staff also keep a weather eye on it.

I didn't setup the K4 group to take over from any Elecraft group, it's 
just to separate out K4 traffic from any other Elecraft product, in 
response to a request from other prospective users.

73,

Alan. G4GNX
>
>------ Original Message ------
>From: "Nr4c" <nr4c at widomaker.com>
>To: "Skip Davis" <skipnc9o at yahoo.com>
>Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>Sent: 28/08/2020 00:37:22
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K4 shipping info
>
>>I don’t think the groups.io group here was setup by Elecraft for FTs
>>I think it was setup by users like you and me especially to discuss K4 stuff.
>>
>>Sent from my iPhone
>>...nr4c. bill
>>
>>
>>>  On Aug 27, 2020, at 7:08 PM, Skip Davis via Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>  Grant to respond to your reference to not needing another group that is true in some respect except the K4 group was probably setup for field testers and Elecraft communications only. Being a field tester for the K2 there was a lot of post to help improve the product before it was sold to the masses. We were the ones that tried to uncover the PC board problems and other such things that were initially found. Plus when you design a product you need someone else to evaluate it and use it in ways that don’t follow the design operational flow diagram you intended.
>>>  Opening it up to all that are interested would clutter it with way too much unproductive chatter. Case in point is the number of posts generated when ever the K4 is mentioned.
>>>
>>>
>>>  Skip Davis, NC9O
>>>  Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>>