[Elecraft] Free shipping

[Eric Norris]

Elecraft is a small, tightly-run company, who suffered the misfortune of
discontinuing their flagship K3S just before a global pandemic struck and
as they were trying to get a radically new worldbeater, the K4, out the
door.  They, like other responsible California companies, have put the
health of their employees first.

Those of us who remember the rollout of the K3 are familiar with the
get-there-itis.  One of my ham friends wanted a weekly update of where he
was in the shipping queue.  Those of us who paid for our KPA1500s a year
before shipment remember the incredulousness of some who thought an
interest-free loan for vaporware made us fools.

Who could have anticipated that six months into the pandemic we would still
be right back where we started due to apalling inaction from our country's
leaders.

I will wait patiently for my K4, and I expect to pay full shipping for it.
In the meantime, my K-line is on the air nearly every day, giving me the
same joy it has for well over a decade.  Though my eyesight is fading with
age, by now I know where all the K3 buttons are even in the dark.

Sometimes I operate my K2, or K1, or KX1, and relive the excitement of
building them.  I hope all the Elecraft employees stay healthy, and
Elecraft as a company stays healthy, too.

I really look forward to operating my KX's out in the sunshine again with
my buddies.

The K4 will ship when it is ready.  Stay calm, wash your hands, and wear a
mask!

73 Eric WD6DBM

On Fri, Jul 31, 2020, 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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