Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Order Number Decoding
This works as well http://thomas.horsten.com/kx3-order.php -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-Order-Number-Decoding-tp7556470p7581142.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Order Number Decoding
Even simpler: 73, Elwood, WB0OEW -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-Order-Number-Decoding-tp7556470p7581134.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Order Number Decoding
For those who have access to a Linux command line with Perl installed you
can do the conversion in this oneliner:
Just insert the first 8 digits of your order number (with the dash removed)
instead of the example of 22084064. E.g. if your order number was
2209-4362-1234 you would use 22094362.
Then run:
perl -e 'use POSIX qw(strftime); print strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %T %z\n",
gmtime(22084064*60));'
The output will be in UTC and look like this:
Wed, 28 Dec 2011 03:44:00 +
73, Thomas M0TRN
On 25 May 2012 05:31, Edward R. Cole wrote:
> Not that it really matters at this point but here is the time stamp
> on my confirmation e-mail on 27 Dec. 2011
>
> Elecraft10:46 PM 12/27/2011 4 Elecraft Order
> Confirmation 2208-4482-7710
>
> and this what the "formula" provides:
> 2208-4482-7710 12/28/11 10:42 AM
>
> Seems something is surely 12 hours out of sync.
>
> now if I convert 10:42 utc to PST it comes out 3:42 am on Dec. 28 yet
> my e-mail was received on 10:46pm Dec. 27?
> You guys have got one heck of a time machine, here!
>
>
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Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Order Number Decoding
Not that it really matters at this point but here is the time stamp on my confirmation e-mail on 27 Dec. 2011 Elecraft10:46 PM 12/27/2011 4 Elecraft Order Confirmation 2208-4482-7710 and this what the "formula" provides: 2208-4482-7710 12/28/11 10:42 AM Seems something is surely 12 hours out of sync. now if I convert 10:42 utc to PST it comes out 3:42 am on Dec. 28 yet my e-mail was received on 10:46pm Dec. 27? You guys have got one heck of a time machine, here! 73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45 == BP40IQ 500 KHz - 10-GHz www.kl7uw.com EME: 50-1.1kw?, 144-1.4kw, 432-QRT, 1296-?, 3400-? DUBUS Magazine USA Rep dubus...@gmail.com "Kits made by KL7UW" http://www.kl7uw.com/kits.htm == __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Order Number Decoding
Well when I phoned in my KAT500 order I did not get an order number. However, Vicki was very nice and gave me my official time and stressed it was in Pacific time. Will someone set up a KAT500 spreadsheet program so we can play "The Waiting Game" too? 73, Bob K2TK. ex KN2TKR (1956) & K2TKR On 5/23/2012 9:41 PM, Tony Estep wrote: > On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 8:28 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft< > e...@elecraft.com> wrote: > >> The decoded time is UTC (GMT). >> >> > It's fun to decode but in my case it didn't give me any new info; the > decoded time was exactly the time of the confirmation email I got. As > somebody already said, when you're next in line you'll get your kit. > > Tony KT0NY > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Order Number Decoding
Somewhere along the line I had discarded my original email from Elecraft. I wrote the order number down and deleted the email. Who would have ever thought I would have to keep any info down to the minute!?! The conversion gave me the time when I didn't have it before. Now I belong! LOL! On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 9:41 PM, Tony Estep wrote: > On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 8:28 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft < > e...@elecraft.com> wrote: > > > The decoded time is UTC (GMT). > > > > > It's fun to decode but in my case it didn't give me any new info; the > decoded time was exactly the time of the confirmation email I got. As > somebody already said, when you're next in line you'll get your kit. > > Tony KT0NY > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Order Number Decoding
On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 8:28 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft < e...@elecraft.com> wrote: > The decoded time is UTC (GMT). > > It's fun to decode but in my case it didn't give me any new info; the decoded time was exactly the time of the confirmation email I got. As somebody already said, when you're next in line you'll get your kit. Tony KT0NY __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Order Number Decoding
The decoded time is UTC (GMT). 73, Eric --- www.elecraft.com On 5/23/2012 6:26 PM, Arthur Burke wrote: > Took the info from the formula. > My order number is: > > 2208-4835-5827 > > Using the formula I get: > > 12/28/2011 4:35 PM > > Since the order info came *from* Elecraft, may I assume the 4:35 PM is > Pacific > Standard Time? If so, then I think the conversion to UTC would be > 12/29/2011 0035. > Did I do that correctly? > > Now I gotta find that spreadsheet and put my number in. Hope I don't > "bump" too many people in the wrong direction! LOL > > Art - N4PJ > > > On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 9:02 PM, kk5na <mailto:kk...@kk5na.com>> wrote: > > Nice decode...but even decoded and I have been showing as abt next > on the > Spreadsheet all day...no shipping or confirmation yet :( > > ...almost wore out my "Check email" button today!!! :) > > Joe KK5NA > > -Original Message- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > <mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> > [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > <mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net>] On Behalf Of Eric > Swartz - WA6HHQ, > Elecraft > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 7:23 PM > To: Dave Agsten > Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net <mailto:elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Order Number Decoding > > Turns out there is a way to decode the confirmation number. W7CF > figured it > out. See below. > > 73, > > Eric > --- > www.elecraft.com <http://www.elecraft.com> > > > > Original Message > Subject: RE: [KX3] Re: Shipping status page updated > Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 21:48:39 + > From: w7cf.da...@gmail.com <mailto:w7cf.da...@gmail.com> > mailto:da...@davidjenni.com>> > > For those who haven't noticed, the confirmation number does indeed > encode > the date & time when the confirmation was issued. I plugged some > confirmation numbers into a excel worksheet and started to play > with it. > Yeah, out of "desperation" while I wait for my KX3, I started to > pattern > match... :-) > > The first 8 numbers encode the days & minutes of the confirmation, > and in > good Unix tradition the "zero order time" is 1/1/1970 > > To convert, use the following formula (interesting how identical > Excel and > googleDocs formulas are...): > =( VALUE(LEFT(B1,4))*1 + VALUE(MID(B1,6,4)) ) / (60*24) + 25569 > > For the curious, 25569 is the number of days between 1/1/1970 and > 1/1/1900, > the latter is the zero date for Excel. > Place confirmation numbers into a spreadsheet, e.g. into column B > and add > the following formula to the next column C. Now format the column > C "Date > time" and you'd get the readout below. > > A B C > factory: 2208-4637-9147 12/28/2011 13:17:00 > kits: 2208-4064-4730 12/28/2011 3:44:00 > > Confirmation numbers are from today's (5/22) status page update, > column C > shows the actual order times calculated with above formula. > > 73, Dave W7CF > > > On 5/23/2012 4:54 PM, Dave Agsten wrote: > > I have not figured out the decoding process for the KX3 as they > are being > posted on the Elecraft website. I ordered the KX3 on 12/28/11 at > 11:44AM > EDT. I received the confirmation order number 2208-4844-0913. I > can't decode > how that correlates to the numbers being posted on the website > other than a > smaller number is earlier. > > > > > > KX3-F 2208-4685-4272 > > > > KX3-K2208-4068-6852 > > > > I revised my order to go with the factory version on Jan. 18th, long > before any KX3s were shipped. I'm wondering how that factors in? > The order > number remained the same but it was now for a KX3-F. > > > > Any cryptologists out there? :-) > > > > > > 73, > > Dave N8AG > > __ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > <mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this > email &g
Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Order Number Decoding
Took the info from the formula. My order number is: 2208-4835-5827 Using the formula I get: 12/28/2011 4:35 PM Since the order info came *from* Elecraft, may I assume the 4:35 PM is Pacific Standard Time? If so, then I think the conversion to UTC would be 12/29/2011 0035. Did I do that correctly? Now I gotta find that spreadsheet and put my number in. Hope I don't "bump" too many people in the wrong direction! LOL Art - N4PJ On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 9:02 PM, kk5na wrote: > Nice decode...but even decoded and I have been showing as abt next on the > Spreadsheet all day...no shipping or confirmation yet :( > > ...almost wore out my "Check email" button today!!! :) > > Joe KK5NA > > -Original Message- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Eric Swartz - > WA6HHQ, > Elecraft > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 7:23 PM > To: Dave Agsten > Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Order Number Decoding > > Turns out there is a way to decode the confirmation number. W7CF figured > it > out. See below. > > 73, > > Eric > --- > www.elecraft.com > > > > Original Message > Subject: RE: [KX3] Re: Shipping status page updated > Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 21:48:39 + > From: w7cf.da...@gmail.com > > For those who haven't noticed, the confirmation number does indeed encode > the date & time when the confirmation was issued. I plugged some > confirmation numbers into a excel worksheet and started to play with it. > Yeah, out of "desperation" while I wait for my KX3, I started to pattern > match... :-) > > The first 8 numbers encode the days & minutes of the confirmation, and in > good Unix tradition the "zero order time" is 1/1/1970 > > To convert, use the following formula (interesting how identical Excel and > googleDocs formulas are...): > =( VALUE(LEFT(B1,4))*1 + VALUE(MID(B1,6,4)) ) / (60*24) + 25569 > > For the curious, 25569 is the number of days between 1/1/1970 and 1/1/1900, > the latter is the zero date for Excel. > Place confirmation numbers into a spreadsheet, e.g. into column B and add > the following formula to the next column C. Now format the column C "Date > time" and you'd get the readout below. > > A B C > factory: 2208-4637-9147 12/28/2011 13:17:00 > kits: 2208-4064-4730 12/28/2011 3:44:00 > > Confirmation numbers are from today's (5/22) status page update, column C > shows the actual order times calculated with above formula. > > 73, Dave W7CF > > > On 5/23/2012 4:54 PM, Dave Agsten wrote: > > I have not figured out the decoding process for the KX3 as they are being > posted on the Elecraft website. I ordered the KX3 on 12/28/11 at 11:44AM > EDT. I received the confirmation order number 2208-4844-0913. I can't > decode > how that correlates to the numbers being posted on the website other than a > smaller number is earlier. > > > > > > KX3-F 2208-4685-4272 > > > > KX3-K2208-4068-6852 > > > > I revised my order to go with the factory version on Jan. 18th, long > before any KX3s were shipped. I'm wondering how that factors in? The order > number remained the same but it was now for a KX3-F. > > > > Any cryptologists out there? :-) > > > > > > 73, > > Dave N8AG > > __ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Order Number Decoding
Nice decode...but even decoded and I have been showing as abt next on the Spreadsheet all day...no shipping or confirmation yet :( ...almost wore out my "Check email" button today!!! :) Joe KK5NA -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 7:23 PM To: Dave Agsten Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Order Number Decoding Turns out there is a way to decode the confirmation number. W7CF figured it out. See below. 73, Eric --- www.elecraft.com Original Message Subject: RE: [KX3] Re: Shipping status page updated Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 21:48:39 + From: w7cf.da...@gmail.com For those who haven't noticed, the confirmation number does indeed encode the date & time when the confirmation was issued. I plugged some confirmation numbers into a excel worksheet and started to play with it. Yeah, out of "desperation" while I wait for my KX3, I started to pattern match... :-) The first 8 numbers encode the days & minutes of the confirmation, and in good Unix tradition the "zero order time" is 1/1/1970 To convert, use the following formula (interesting how identical Excel and googleDocs formulas are...): =( VALUE(LEFT(B1,4))*1 + VALUE(MID(B1,6,4)) ) / (60*24) + 25569 For the curious, 25569 is the number of days between 1/1/1970 and 1/1/1900, the latter is the zero date for Excel. Place confirmation numbers into a spreadsheet, e.g. into column B and add the following formula to the next column C. Now format the column C "Date time" and you'd get the readout below. A B C factory: 2208-4637-9147 12/28/2011 13:17:00 kits: 2208-4064-4730 12/28/2011 3:44:00 Confirmation numbers are from today's (5/22) status page update, column C shows the actual order times calculated with above formula. 73, Dave W7CF On 5/23/2012 4:54 PM, Dave Agsten wrote: > I have not figured out the decoding process for the KX3 as they are being posted on the Elecraft website. I ordered the KX3 on 12/28/11 at 11:44AM EDT. I received the confirmation order number 2208-4844-0913. I can't decode how that correlates to the numbers being posted on the website other than a smaller number is earlier. > > > KX3-F 2208-4685-4272 > > KX3-K2208-4068-6852 > > I revised my order to go with the factory version on Jan. 18th, long before any KX3s were shipped. I'm wondering how that factors in? The order number remained the same but it was now for a KX3-F. > > Any cryptologists out there? :-) > > > 73, > Dave N8AG > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Order Number Decoding
It means you will get it when you next in line. :) Mike W0MU W0MU-1 CC Cluster w0mu.net:23 or w0mu-1.dnsdynamic.com Http://www.w0mu.com On 5/23/2012 6:53 PM, Gary Gregory wrote: > *Good grief.I liked the previous post where they were sequential and > had no meaning...now the headache begins trying to figure out what it all > means...:-) > > Too hard, time for a nap! > > Start the day off slow...then taper off. > > sigh > > Gary > * > On 24 May 2012 10:23, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraftwrote: > >> Turns out there is a way to decode the confirmation number. W7CF >> figured it out. See below. >> >> 73, >> >> Eric >> --- >> www.elecraft.com >> >> >> >> Original Message >> Subject: RE: [KX3] Re: Shipping status page updated >> Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 21:48:39 + >> From: w7cf.da...@gmail.com >> >> For those who haven't noticed, the confirmation number does indeed >> encode the date& time when the confirmation was issued. I plugged some >> confirmation numbers into a excel worksheet and started to play with it. >> Yeah, out of "desperation" while I wait for my KX3, I started to pattern >> match... :-) >> >> The first 8 numbers encode the days& minutes of the confirmation, and >> in good Unix tradition the "zero order time" is 1/1/1970 >> >> To convert, use the following formula (interesting how identical Excel >> and googleDocs formulas are...): >> =( VALUE(LEFT(B1,4))*1 + VALUE(MID(B1,6,4)) ) / (60*24) + 25569 >> >> For the curious, 25569 is the number of days between 1/1/1970 and >> 1/1/1900, the latter is the zero date for Excel. >> Place confirmation numbers into a spreadsheet, e.g. into column B and >> add the following formula to the next column C. Now format the column C >> "Date time" and you'd get the readout below. >> >> A B C >> factory: 2208-4637-9147 12/28/2011 13:17:00 >> kits: 2208-4064-4730 12/28/2011 3:44:00 >> >> Confirmation numbers are from today's (5/22) status page update, column >> C shows the actual order times calculated with above formula. >> >> 73, Dave W7CF >> >> >> On 5/23/2012 4:54 PM, Dave Agsten wrote: >>> I have not figured out the decoding process for the KX3 as they are >> being posted on the Elecraft website. I ordered the KX3 on 12/28/11 at >> 11:44AM EDT. I received the confirmation order number 2208-4844-0913. I >> can't decode how that correlates to the numbers being posted on the website >> other than a smaller number is earlier. >>> >>> KX3-F 2208-4685-4272 >>> >>> KX3-K2208-4068-6852 >>> >>> I revised my order to go with the factory version on Jan. 18th, long >> before any KX3s were shipped. I'm wondering how that factors in? The order >> number remained the same but it was now for a KX3-F. >>> Any cryptologists out there? :-) >>> >>> >>> 73, >>> Dave N8AG >>> __ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> __ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> > > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Order Number Decoding
*Good grief.I liked the previous post where they were sequential and had no meaning...now the headache begins trying to figure out what it all means...:-) Too hard, time for a nap! Start the day off slow...then taper off. sigh Gary * On 24 May 2012 10:23, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote: > Turns out there is a way to decode the confirmation number. W7CF > figured it out. See below. > > 73, > > Eric > --- > www.elecraft.com > > > > Original Message > Subject: RE: [KX3] Re: Shipping status page updated > Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 21:48:39 + > From: w7cf.da...@gmail.com > > For those who haven't noticed, the confirmation number does indeed > encode the date & time when the confirmation was issued. I plugged some > confirmation numbers into a excel worksheet and started to play with it. > Yeah, out of "desperation" while I wait for my KX3, I started to pattern > match... :-) > > The first 8 numbers encode the days & minutes of the confirmation, and > in good Unix tradition the "zero order time" is 1/1/1970 > > To convert, use the following formula (interesting how identical Excel > and googleDocs formulas are...): > =( VALUE(LEFT(B1,4))*1 + VALUE(MID(B1,6,4)) ) / (60*24) + 25569 > > For the curious, 25569 is the number of days between 1/1/1970 and > 1/1/1900, the latter is the zero date for Excel. > Place confirmation numbers into a spreadsheet, e.g. into column B and > add the following formula to the next column C. Now format the column C > "Date time" and you'd get the readout below. > > A B C > factory: 2208-4637-9147 12/28/2011 13:17:00 > kits: 2208-4064-4730 12/28/2011 3:44:00 > > Confirmation numbers are from today's (5/22) status page update, column > C shows the actual order times calculated with above formula. > > 73, Dave W7CF > > > On 5/23/2012 4:54 PM, Dave Agsten wrote: > > I have not figured out the decoding process for the KX3 as they are > being posted on the Elecraft website. I ordered the KX3 on 12/28/11 at > 11:44AM EDT. I received the confirmation order number 2208-4844-0913. I > can't decode how that correlates to the numbers being posted on the website > other than a smaller number is earlier. > > > > > > KX3-F 2208-4685-4272 > > > > KX3-K2208-4068-6852 > > > > I revised my order to go with the factory version on Jan. 18th, long > before any KX3s were shipped. I'm wondering how that factors in? The order > number remained the same but it was now for a KX3-F. > > > > Any cryptologists out there? :-) > > > > > > 73, > > Dave N8AG > > __ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- Gary VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile Elecraft Equipment K3 #679, KPA-500 #018 KAT-500#?? Living the dream!!! __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Order Number Decoding
On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 7:23 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft < e...@elecraft.com> wrote: > ...W7CF figured it out. == Thanks to W7CF! And thanks to Eric for posting this solution. Tony KT0NY -- http://www.isb.edu/faculty/facultydir.aspx?ddlFaculty=352 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Order Number Decoding
*Yep! it's easy! the number was generated by an 'off site' or 3rd. party order taking facility and NOT generated by Elecraft. As this 3rd party handles orders for 'other' clients, the numerical significance is only in relation to 'all' of the orders received by this 3rd party. See?..simple eh? Actually I read a previous post describing how the order numbers were generated..:-) Hope this clarifies things for you. 73's Gary * On 24 May 2012 09:54, Dave Agsten wrote: > I have not figured out the decoding process for the KX3 as they are being > posted on the Elecraft website. I ordered the KX3 on 12/28/11 at 11:44AM > EDT. I received the confirmation order number 2208-4844-0913. I can't > decode how that correlates to the numbers being posted on the website other > than a smaller number is earlier. > > > KX3-F 2208-4685-4272 > > KX3-K2208-4068-6852 > > I revised my order to go with the factory version on Jan. 18th, long > before any KX3s were shipped. I'm wondering how that factors in? The order > number remained the same but it was now for a KX3-F. > > Any cryptologists out there? :-) > > > 73, > Dave N8AG > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- Gary VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile Elecraft Equipment K3 #679, KPA-500 #018 KAT-500#?? Living the dream!!! __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Order Number Decoding
Turns out there is a way to decode the confirmation number. W7CF figured it out. See below. 73, Eric --- www.elecraft.com Original Message Subject: RE: [KX3] Re: Shipping status page updated Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 21:48:39 + From: w7cf.da...@gmail.com For those who haven't noticed, the confirmation number does indeed encode the date & time when the confirmation was issued. I plugged some confirmation numbers into a excel worksheet and started to play with it. Yeah, out of "desperation" while I wait for my KX3, I started to pattern match... :-) The first 8 numbers encode the days & minutes of the confirmation, and in good Unix tradition the "zero order time" is 1/1/1970 To convert, use the following formula (interesting how identical Excel and googleDocs formulas are...): =( VALUE(LEFT(B1,4))*1 + VALUE(MID(B1,6,4)) ) / (60*24) + 25569 For the curious, 25569 is the number of days between 1/1/1970 and 1/1/1900, the latter is the zero date for Excel. Place confirmation numbers into a spreadsheet, e.g. into column B and add the following formula to the next column C. Now format the column C "Date time" and you'd get the readout below. A B C factory: 2208-4637-9147 12/28/2011 13:17:00 kits: 2208-4064-4730 12/28/2011 3:44:00 Confirmation numbers are from today's (5/22) status page update, column C shows the actual order times calculated with above formula. 73, Dave W7CF On 5/23/2012 4:54 PM, Dave Agsten wrote: > I have not figured out the decoding process for the KX3 as they are being > posted on the Elecraft website. I ordered the KX3 on 12/28/11 at 11:44AM EDT. > I received the confirmation order number 2208-4844-0913. I can't decode how > that correlates to the numbers being posted on the website other than a > smaller number is earlier. > > > KX3-F 2208-4685-4272 > > KX3-K2208-4068-6852 > > I revised my order to go with the factory version on Jan. 18th, long before > any KX3s were shipped. I'm wondering how that factors in? The order number > remained the same but it was now for a KX3-F. > > Any cryptologists out there? :-) > > > 73, > Dave N8AG > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] KX3 Order Number Decoding
I have not figured out the decoding process for the KX3 as they are being posted on the Elecraft website. I ordered the KX3 on 12/28/11 at 11:44AM EDT. I received the confirmation order number 2208-4844-0913. I can't decode how that correlates to the numbers being posted on the website other than a smaller number is earlier. KX3-F 2208-4685-4272 KX3-K 2208-4068-6852 I revised my order to go with the factory version on Jan. 18th, long before any KX3s were shipped. I'm wondering how that factors in? The order number remained the same but it was now for a KX3-F. Any cryptologists out there? :-) 73, Dave N8AG __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
