[Elecraft] K4 and Delivery Delays

[Ken K6MR]

"and sold his company to Raytheon..."

Didn't he sell to Rockwell?  Then I think some of Rockwell went to Boeing, but I'm not sure which part was the radio part.

Can't say I've ever seen a Boeing Collins radio though  :^)

Ken K6MR


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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K4 and Delivery Delays

>> memories of one incredibly expensive Raytheon-Collins HF transceiver
>> [KWM-380? or something like that] before the end.

I think that was it, the KWM-380, and I remember people describing it as
such when I saw it at W4VSV when I got my ticket. Made my first QSO on it!

Andrew NV1B
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On Wed, Mar 30, 2022 at 1:41 PM Fred Jensen <k6dgwnv at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ummm ... Art Collins had a very large military business in addition to a
> small amateur one,

 who, it turned out,
> had little interest in building amateur gear.  The decision to leave the
> market was voluntary, although I have vague memories of one incredibly
> expensive Raytheon-Collins HF transceiver [KWM-380? or something like
> that] before the end.  I don't know why Ten-Tec left, they had a very
> loyal and well deserved following, but running a business is really
> complex, and they expired well before COVID became a word.  To each his
> own.
>
> 73,
>
> Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
> Sparks NV DM09dn
> Washoe County
>
> Bill Cotter wrote on 3/29/2022 8:37 PM:
> > I thought long and hard about a K4, but couldn't stand the idea of a
> > two year wait for whatever reasons given. If design decisions and
> > supply chain choices cause you to lose customers, it says that
> > Elecraft needs to have a long moment to get their house in order. Or,
> > they will fall into line with TenTec, Collins and many other American
> > companies that have folded tent.
> >
> > We all went through the pandemic, and worked around it..... So, I
> > ordered a Flex 6600M and it was delivered in 8-days. No two year wait.
> > They have something figured out. I was also assured the PGXL 1500W
> > amplifier ships in the same time frame.
> >
> > Go figure.
> >
> > Bill N4LG
>
>
>
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