[Elecraft] K3s discontinued?

[Wes]

Speaking of pricing shock, two weeks ago I took, "Sparky", my little 18-pound 
Poodle-mix dog to his favorite dog park.  Inside the enclosure there is a 
half-buried piece of 3-foot diameter concrete pipe that makes a tunnel for the 
dogs to run through.  He ran in and immediately yipped, came out and ran to the 
far end of the enclosure faster that I've ever seen him go.  I ran to the pipe 
and discovered a very agitated Diamondback rattlesnake, buzzing away.  I 
gathered up Sparky and discovered puncture wounds right on his snout.

Fortunately, our vet's office was ten minutes away.  They are using "curb 
service" with the virus issue so they took in the dog and my credit card.  Once 
they ran the card for a $1K deposit they began treatment.  Several days and 
nights of agony for us and the dog later, he is doing fine with just a couple of 
scabs left on the nose.  The final cost was $3,200, almost exactly the price I 
paid for my K3S.

Wes  N7WS


   On 6/15/2020 8:32 PM, Charlie T wrote:
> I don't understand the "shock" at the K4 pricing.
>
> If you "load-up" a K3S with all the options you'd have to buy that are
> included in the K4,  AND add a P3,  with VGA & transmit monitor,
>   I think you'll find the K4 is a BARGAIN!
>
> 73, Charlie k3ICH
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
> Behalf Of Wayne Burdick
> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 11:24 PM
> To: Gary Gregory <vk1zzgary at gmail.com>
> Cc: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3s discontinued?
>
> Gary, VK1ZZ, wrote:
>
>> I was hoping to add a K3s to my current setup (K3 #679) but that
>> appears to be out of the question dammit.
>
> Hi Gary,
>
> We sold the last K3S, I believe, but we'll have a number of upgraded, fully
> warranted K3's available for purchase on the web site sometime soon. Some
> were used for DXpeditions.
>
>
>> Was there a reason why the K3s was discontinued?
> Yes; we felt it was time to create a new, hybrid SDR with a large,
> integrated touch screen and virtually unlimited hardware/software expansion
> capability.
>
> The K3/K3S had a good run -- over 12 years. During that time we created many
> options and accessories and released dozens of free firmware upgrades.
> Everything we learned from that experience, plus a lot of new R&D, is being
> incorporated into the K4. (It's an exciting radio. For me, every morning
> it's a battle of wills to stop playing with it and get my work done :)
>
> We're looking forward to getting the K4 into customers' hands. Our suppliers
> are coming back on line. And so are we ... but we're prioritizing the health
> of our staff, which requires some heroics from the facilities department.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
>
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