for clarification, perhaps I should point out that the only "must
supply(s)" that was even intimated in my comments...
were based on the fact that Wayne has *SAID* he/they planned to
*attempt* to implement these further firmware enhancements for their
already awesome hardware.
If, as you say, that has been determined to be "commercially unrealistic"
Then to that I would reply, if they can't, don't intend to, or have
changed their minds about it's feasibility, great, no problem, so be it,
just inform us, don't continue to string us along after command
decisions to the contrary have been decided.
However I do *NOT* think that is what Wayne and Eric have decided, nor
do I think that is what they are doing.
(imo) I have the idea, they have just bitten off more than they can
chew, with the staff they now employ, so why not consider contracting
out some of these promised or unfinished coding changes so they can
catch up.
--
GB & 73
K5OAI
Sam Morgan
On 7/10/2014 5:29 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
Well, I would call that maybe harsh, and for sure commercially unrealistic.
We do not pay for firmware changes, while Wayne's employees have to be
paid every week, the rent paid every month, etc. ad nauseum. So, even
though there was a lot of improvement needed from version zero of the
K3, we are far on the other side of having the K3 quite good enough to
sell as is. A K3 firmware change entirely for the K3 only has become
pretty rare. Most are integration work for the entire K-Line.
We have gotten as much as we have because we supplied the hard testing
and allowed a gradual implementation. Wayne has followed a change
regimen that provided an amazing collection of improvements. He
certainly leveraged all that into the KX3
Myself, I can't honestly think that Wayne owes me anything at all. If he
does throw out some stuff, that's really neat. But at this point
anything else he does for the K3 is far beyond the call of duty. No
other ham manufacturer is even in the same order of magnitude as
Elecraft responsiveness.
I can wish and make polite, respectful requests. But IMHO to insinuate
that Wayne has some remaining unfulfilled duty to the K3 that he *must*
supply is unrealistic at best.
73, Guy.
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