I should like to support that. It seems to me that a significant part of the shipping weight is the manual - depending upon what is being ordered of course. That can make a big differences to those of us overseas. I would like the option to decline a printed manual for the larger items and enjoy a (even if small) reduction in shipping cost. Some of you in the USA and Canada would I expect be horrified by how much we have to pay for shipping, and I'm not blaming Elecraft here of course. 73 Stephen G4SJP On 28 March 2012 12:59, Paul Lamhut <[email protected]> wrote:
> > For kit deliveries I don¹t mind getting the kit followed by the assembly > manual posted online when it is ready! > Save a tree! Same for the user manual, save a tree. > > As a side note, the pdf user manual format is great for reading on an > iPhone. With some minor zoom control it is easy to navigate and gives me > the ability to have a quick reference without carrying the the full size > document. > > Use the save in iBook function to keep a permanent copy on the phone. > > Anticipation growing! > > Paul > WB2HHH > > > > Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:31:45 -0700 > From: Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> > Subject: [Elecraft] Status update on the KX3 > To: [email protected], Elecraft Reflector <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes > > Hi all, > > It's highly likely that we'll be shipping some KX3s by the end of this > week. We have all the parts and finished assemblies, and we're putting > things together and testing as we speak. With a complex new product it > takes time to work out the manufacturing and test issues, but our > "throughput" should increase rapidly. > > Those who receive the first batch of KX3s should be aware of a few > things: > > - Some firmware features are still being added or improved, and we > could be releasing new beta code as often as every few days. You can > load new code whenever you find it convenient. > > - There are some last-minute hardware items that will be shipped after > the radio itself. This includes the battery charger (probably a few > weeks away). Any such items will be very easy to install. > > - The printed owner's manual will initially be at revision A3. The > electronic version of the manual will be updated much more often, > including the errata sheet. Of course the electronic version is also > searchable. > > - Because of last-minute changes, the first edition of the kit > assembly manual is probably out another week. We have to test the > assembly and configuration procedures to make sure everything is > working. > > No doubt we've overlooked a few things in firmware or documentation. > We'll answer any questions as quickly as possible. But we're very much > looking forward to getting your KX3s shipped! > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > 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:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
