[Elecraft] K4???

[Doug Turnbull]

Friends,
     If you are unhappy Elecraft will refund your money.    That said, I too would like more information and would think that merely having put a deposit down would mean you would get updates either on this forum or in the Elecraft Newsletter.
I would like to know how much additional delay is likely for those in the EU as we must wait for CE approval before Elecraft can export to us.    This is something like UL approval in the States.    It is not a trade barrier but a safety certification.     It would be interesting to know once manufacturing starts how long Elecraft estimate the time for CE approval to be granted.    Of course there may be delays in this process due to Covid 19.     I am happy to leave my deposit with Elecraft but then it does not affect putting food on the table.   Again if you want you can get your money back but it would be really nice to hear more about plans, problems and improvements to firmware.    It would also be good to be given  specifications ala Sherwood Engineering but done by Elecraft.   They must know what the K4 is achieving in its different configurations.    Maybe this it tipping Elecraft's hand to the competition.     We are all being cooped up and getting a bit anxious.      At least we have something to look forward to.

                                             73 Doug EI2CN
-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of David Gilbert
Sent: Friday 15 May 2020 18:13
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K4???


All of that is true, except that it doesn't take somebody like Wayne or Eric or any of their engineers to draft a weekly status report to those who have put down a deposit.  Anybody who speaks with them regularly could do it.  I haven't ordered a K4 and don't know if I ever will, but I'd be pretty upset to have put down that much money for ANY item with this little regular feedback on its shipping status since I can't think of a good excuse for it.  From what I've seen, just about every status email from Elecraft has talked about K4 feature issues instead of when it might actually be delivered ... so no, I don't think that's being very transparent.  A year is a very long time to have your money tied up, and along with that comes some measure of responsibility to account for it.

73,
Dave   AB7E


On 5/15/2020 10:08 AM, David Herring wrote:
> A lot of us are in the same place you are, but Eric & Wayne have been 
> transparent about how long this was going to take and why for the last 
> year or so. Last I heard the K4 was to have been shipping by now, BUT 
> that's kind of hard to do when one’s county and state have shut down 
> one's manufacturing plant due to coronavirus. IMHO a bit beyond Eric & 
> Wayne’s control at this point…
>
> 73,
> David - N5DCH
>
>> On May 15, 2020, at 9:52 AM, Tom Doligalski via Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>>
>> It has been exactly 52 weeks since I placed an order for the K4, with a full deposit.
>>
>> I truly understand all of the current difficulties, but would appreciate a status report.
>>
>> Tom W4KX

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