[Elecraft] K4 and Delivery Delays

[Scott Manthe]

Back in the late 70s or early 80's, when I was a teenager and a "lowly" 
Technician, one of my teenager Technician friends won a KWM-380 at the 
Cedar Rapids hamfest. The old-timers were not amused. I'd have preferred 
to win the radio, but barring that, seeing the reaction of those old 
guys to a teenager Tech winning that KWM-380 was pretty priceless. Of 
course, now I am one of those old guys...

73,
Scott N9AA


On 3/30/22 1:40 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
> Ummm ... Art Collins had a very large military business in addition to 
> a small amateur one, and sold his company to Raytheon 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
>