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

[Bill Weaver]

This was a while back - early 2019 with the K3S order. I’m still waiting for the K4.

73,
Bill WE5P

Comfortably Numb

> On Mar 29, 2022, at 09:05, Bob Schwerdlin <WG9L at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> 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
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