Elecraft is a small, tightly-run company, who suffered the misfortune of discontinuing their flagship K3S just before a global pandemic struck and as they were trying to get a radically new worldbeater, the K4, out the door. They, like other responsible California companies, have put the health of their employees first.
Those of us who remember the rollout of the K3 are familiar with the get-there-itis. One of my ham friends wanted a weekly update of where he was in the shipping queue. Those of us who paid for our KPA1500s a year before shipment remember the incredulousness of some who thought an interest-free loan for vaporware made us fools. Who could have anticipated that six months into the pandemic we would still be right back where we started due to apalling inaction from our country's leaders. I will wait patiently for my K4, and I expect to pay full shipping for it. In the meantime, my K-line is on the air nearly every day, giving me the same joy it has for well over a decade. Though my eyesight is fading with age, by now I know where all the K3 buttons are even in the dark. Sometimes I operate my K2, or K1, or KX1, and relive the excitement of building them. I hope all the Elecraft employees stay healthy, and Elecraft as a company stays healthy, too. I really look forward to operating my KX's out in the sunshine again with my buddies. The K4 will ship when it is ready. Stay calm, wash your hands, and wear a mask! 73 Eric WD6DBM On Fri, Jul 31, 2020, 8:05 AM Joseph Trombino, Jr <[email protected]> wrote: > Howdy Gang. > > For all those Elecrafters who have plunked down kilo-bucks for the first > K4’s coming off the line (when—grin?), let’s all ask Elecraft to reward out > good faith by providing free shipping on said K4’s. > > Certainly would be a nice gesture, not sure about it being a good business > practice though (grin). > > Looking forward to receiving my K4, hopefully before my 76th birthday in > September!! > > All the best to Elecraft in these trying times in getting a product to > market. > > Getting ready to put my Flex 6600M up for sale (grin). > > Stay healthy and enjoy. > > 73, Joe W2KJ > I QRP, therefore I am > ______________________________________________________________ > 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]
