All I have asked is honest information. Sad that Elecraft fails to respond to customers, especially those who have placed advance deposits.
Sent from my iPad > On May 15, 2020, at 2:55 PM, David Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Don't put words in my mouth ... I never said anything about lies or > deception. And your post is exactly the kind of "status report" that is > useless to anyone who cares. > > I'd bet money that most of what Elecraft has ordered has some sort of > projected delivery date, even if it is out many weeks. In fact, I'd bet that > they demand it (even if speculative) from their suppliers. And Elecraft must > have some idea how long it would take for them to restart assembly once they > get parts and supplies. It seems like it would be possible to give a rough > K4 delivery guestimate based upon that information even it is was subject to > weekly or monthly change. As it stands now, people like W4KX don't have a > clue whether they will get their K4 before the end of the year even if > California opens up in June. That seems unreasonable to me for a $4,000 > investment. > > You can spin this any way you want, but like I said, it doesn't require hand > holding from anybody other than a clerk with access to Wayne or Eric to send > out an update with an actual time frame associated with it. > > Dave AB7E > > > >> On 5/15/2020 11:25 AM, Rick NK7I wrote: >> Then here is your weekly status report: >> >> They're working on improving the firmware (notes posted to the reflector a >> couple DAYS ago made note of this). >> They're having (like much of the world) issues in getting hard dates for the >> bits and pieces to make more K4 (newsletter last month). >> When released from house arrest, they will be back at the job awaiting the >> parts they've ordered so they can build more (newsletter). >> When that is going to be, is anyone's guess for CA. (Duh) >> >> Repeat reading this weekly as needed, until there is a change. I'd rather >> they continue to make a quality product instead of hand holding. I've gone >> through this a couple times for new Elecraft gear, it requires patience. >> >> The rest of us understand this; it is the birthing pangs of a complex new >> product multiplied by the COVID19 situation. There is no deception, no >> lying but file it under "S" because "Stuff" happens. ;-P >> >> Rick NK7I >> >> >>> On 5/15/2020 11:13 AM, David Gilbert wrote: >>> >>> All of that is true, except that it doesn't take somebody like Wayne or >>> Eric or any of their engineers to draft a weekly status report to those who >>> have put down a deposit. Anybody who speaks with them regularly could do >>> it. I haven't ordered a K4 and don't know if I ever will, but I'd be >>> pretty upset to have put down that much money for ANY item with this little >>> regular feedback on its shipping status since I can't think of a good >>> excuse for it. From what I've seen, just about every status email from >>> Elecraft has talked about K4 feature issues instead of when it might >>> actually be delivered ... so no, I don't think that's being very >>> transparent. A year is a very long time to have your money tied up, and >>> along with that comes some measure of responsibility to account for it. >>> >>> 73, >>> Dave AB7E >>> >>> >>> On 5/15/2020 10:08 AM, David Herring wrote: >>>> A lot of us are in the same place you are, but Eric & Wayne have been >>>> transparent about how long this was going to take and why for the last >>>> year or so. Last I heard the K4 was to have been shipping by now, BUT >>>> that's kind of hard to do when one’s county and state have shut down one's >>>> manufacturing plant due to coronavirus. IMHO a bit beyond Eric & Wayne’s >>>> control at this point… >>>> >>>> 73, >>>> David - N5DCH >>>> >>>>> On May 15, 2020, at 9:52 AM, Tom Doligalski via Elecraft >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> It has been exactly 52 weeks since I placed an order for the K4, with a >>>>> full deposit. >>>>> >>>>> I truly understand all of the current difficulties, but would appreciate >>>>> a status report. >>>>> >>>>> Tom W4KX >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> Message delivered to [email protected] >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
