[Elecraft] A hat was saved (totally apropos of nothing)

[Bob Schwerdlin]

Wow!  At least you got a hat with your radio.

I put down my $1500 deposit on a K4 at the 2019 Hamvention and waited 
almost 2 and a half years to finally receive the radio.  My very first 
Elecraft purchase ever.  When Madelyn emailed me to say the radio is 
ready to ship, I asked for at least a K4 lapel pin button, like the ones 
given away at that hamfest, or possibly a baseball cap to be thrown in 
with the shipment.  The radio was shipped with nothing but exactly what 
I ordered.  I guess I should be pleased with that, after the EXTREMELY 
LONG WAIT.  Unfortunately, I was never made aware of any K4 lapel pins 
while at that hamfest, and it was never mentioned and I never saw anyone 
handing them out. I was kinda disappointed.  I realize it was not all 
Elecraft's fault.  So many issues came up during that wait period, but I 
also feel like the radio was announced and sold before it was truly 
ready for production.  All that money and EXTENDED wait, and not even a 
"Sorry about the long wait... here's a little token of our 
appreciation"  That would have been appreciated.

Flame off.

Bob, WG9L
K4 #304


On 3/27/2022 8:21 PM, Bill Weaver wrote:
> My Elecraft hat cost $5700 but the free radio that came with it was a nice touch! 🤣
>
> 73,
> Bill WE5P
>
> Comfortably Numb
>
>> On Mar 27, 2022, at 21:07, Rich WC3T <rich at wc3t.us> wrote:
>>
>> My wife in cleaning a junk bin this weekend found a “...filthy, dirty hat.  Can I throw it out?”  She brandished my Elecraft hat.
>>
>> I screamed.  “I’ve been looking for that hat for months!!!  You may NOT throw it out and if you do I’ll buy two more to replace it!”    She gave me a long suffering glance and relinquished it.  It’s now safely in my part of the closet.    I thought I was going insane because I couldn’t find it.
>>
>> 72,
>> Rich Hurd / WC3T / DMR: 3142737
>> Grid: FN20is
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