On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 1:58 PM, Bill W4ZV <[email protected]> wrote:
> 1. When will the K3 catch the K2? > 2. When will the KX3 catch the K3? > > ...great product design, good marketing and outstanding product support... ============ Very pithy post. If I had to boil down everything about why hams love Elecraft gear to one driving factor, I would say that it is so successful because it is designed by hams who operate. They work QRP, portable, DX, ragchew, VHF, and of course Field Day. They design their equipment to do all those things, and they use it themselves. I have owned some gear that was designed by no-code ragchewers, some that was designed by RF engineers who specialize in commercial radio, and some that was designed by computer users. The designer's lack of on-air operating experience was sadly evident when the gear was fired up at my qth. Equipment with glaring oversights went into production because the designers had never really tested it in the way it would be used in the shacks of others. Untested products are the bane of modern techno-life -- a sin of which Elecraft is innocent. And they have reaped the just rewards for delivering products that make their users happy. 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:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
