Waaaay sooner than that, but don't quote me ;). Wayne
---- http://www.elecraft.com > On Apr 21, 2017, at 1:12 PM, Nr4c <n...@widomaker.com> wrote: > > "Christmas in "April" think not. > Note they aren't taking orders yet! Just a list of interested potential > buyers. > > My timeline: > Orders-late Dec ( New Years Eve) > Ship--April 2018 > > Sent from my iPhone > ...nr4c. bill > > >> On Apr 21, 2017, at 11:13 AM, w7aqk <w7...@cox.net> wrote: >> >> Terry and All, >> >> Your view is shared by a lot of us, but not everyone. The hard core QRO >> folks are having a euphoric experience right now. Christmas in April ! >> Well, I think it is great that their wishes seem to have been granted. I >> suppose if all the stars lined up just right I could be one of them! >> However, like you, I have some difficulty justifying the cost/benefit. Also, >> I'd be hard pressed to make something like that work at this location. So, I >> don't need to spend a lot of time lamenting not having a bigger amp, and it >> really wouldn't help me "hear" any better. It is not insignificant that it >> will cost almost 3 times as much to gain only slightly more than 1 S unit. >> Then, when you factor in the question of "how often do I really need that?", >> the justification becomes even more obscure to me. One thing is for sure, a >> lot of electricians just got more work! I strongly suspect not everyone is >> 220 V ready! >> >> I think it is rather interesting how Elecraft has come to this point. Many >> years ago, I saw first hand (at Pacificon) the two amps they had as >> prototypes, one of which was "legal limit". Then they went silent for a >> good while before coming out with just the 500 watt model. I thought that >> was a very astute decision, but probably because it suited me perfectly. I >> can only guess at how this strategy evolved. I actually expected this >> bigger amp to come out earlier, but I do not second guess Elecraft on their >> decision making. They seem to be pretty capable of making very good >> decisions without my advice!!! The groundswell of interest in a bigger amp >> has been hard to ignore, and obviously they didn't ignore it! Then Eric >> tickles everyone's chain recently by asking "what would you want to see in a >> big amp?"! That doesn't even meet the definition of "foreshadowing"! It >> was more like "check your bank accounts folks!" >> >> Elecraft has nearly mastered the art of stimulating expectations. Have you >> noticed that, when something clearly doesn't fit their plans, they will >> quash the conversation, but when it isn't so far fetched the silence is >> deafening? I think they have as much fun doing this as they do designing >> the stuff! I can almost hear them giggling as they put together that >> cropped photo of the new amp! Anyway, put on your crash helmets and >> protective gear at their booths in Visalia and Dayton. It's going to be >> crowded! >> >> O.K. Now what do we talk about??? >> >> Dave W7AQK >> >> >> ----------------------------------------- >> From: Terry Brown <n...@comcast.net> >> >> >> If the new Elecraft amp is indeed 1500 watts it might be worth considering >> that going from 500 to 1500 watts is only about 4.5 Db or less than 1 S-unit >> in signal strength. If I owned the KPA 500 it would be a hard sell to get >> me to move to ANY 1500 watt amp. >> >> Respectfully, >> >> Terry, N7TB >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> Message delivered to n...@widomaker.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 > Message delivered to n...@elecraft.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
