[Elecraft] Free shipping

Fri Jul 31 12:44:42 EDT 2020

Dear OMs and YLs,
      May I say that I agree with Richard.    Free shipping while nice is not my concern but it would be reassuring for Elecraft to keep the many of us with large deposits better notified as to progress and delays.    As I am in the EU, my shipment date will be longer by months than those of you in W land.  We must have CE approval for shipment; this is essentially a EU wide check for safety purposes not too dissimilar to UL approval but perhaps more wide ranging.   How much longer CE approval will take we have never been told that I can remember.   My money stays with Elecraft.    I am an Elecraft supporter and owner of many Elecraft products.    When this K4 becomes available I may well order a second K4 plus second KPA 1500.   It would sure be nice though to get a monthly update.

      It would also be interesting to have a more detailed specification sheet though I suppose this is being left to other labs to produce.   Elecraft must though have these numbers.   Maybe the good people in California want to make a big bang when the K4 does ship by blowing competition away.  

       I am not about to ask for a refund of my deposit but I do pray that Elecraft is not another casualty of the Covid 19 virus.     There is enough suffering and much more to come in commercial life.   There are good people in the mother ship.

                             73 Doug EI2CN

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Richard Zalewski
Sent: Friday 31 July 2020 16:26
To: Morgan Bailey <mbaileycrna at gmail.com>
Cc: Elecraft Reflector <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Free shipping

My two cents.  We all wish the best for Elecraft.  It has been horrible for them and all of us living with this cloud.  Free shipping or whatever I don't really care at this point.  What I find fault with is the lack of communication.  How hard would it be to have a regular update on the progress of the K4 box and other products?  Even if there is no new news just say so. I am sorry but the communication has been far less than desirable. When I look at the Elecraft "stories" the last update on the K4 was May of 2020.  The last update on in the newsletter was July 2020 with virtually nothing on the K4.  Please...as you can see from the emails...just tell us what is going on.  99.9% of us are very understanding.

Richard
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On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 9:08 AM Morgan Bailey <mbaileycrna at gmail.com> wrote:

> Same here Paul. It is not their fault that COVID screwed their pooch. 
> I want them to stay in business.
>
> 73,
> Morgan NJ8M
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 10:54 AM Paul Gacek via Elecraft < 
> elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>
> > Maybe but I have to imagine that the recent past has been rough and 
> > tough for Elecraft on many fronts.
> >
> > I for one will be thrilled just to receive my K4 and happy to pay 
> > the
> list
> > price and whatever is the market shipping rate.
> >
> > Paul
> > W6PNG/M0SNA
> > www.nomadic.blog
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Jul 31, 2020, at 8:05 AM, Joseph Trombino, Jr 
> > > <w2kj at bellsouth.net>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Howdy Gang.
> > >
> > > For all those Elecrafters who have plunked down kilo-bucks for the
> first
> > K4’s coming off the line (when—grin?), let’s all ask Elecraft to 
> > reward
> out
> > good faith by providing free shipping on said K4’s.
> > >
> > > Certainly would be a nice gesture, not sure about it being a good
> > business practice though (grin).
> > >
> > > Looking forward to receiving my K4, hopefully before my 76th 
> > > birthday
> in
> > September!!
> > >
> > > All the best to Elecraft in these trying times in getting a 
> > > product to
> > market.
> > >
> > > Getting ready to put my Flex 6600M up for sale (grin).
> > >
> > > Stay healthy and enjoy.
> > >
> > >                       73, Joe W2KJ
> > >                       I QRP, therefore I am 
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