On Mon, Aug 27, 2007 at 11:39:58AM -0700, Jim Brown wrote: > So, while we're anxious to see the finished product on our operating > bench, the second sort of delays are to be expected from any mfr who > is reasonably picky about what parts they buy and where they buy > them, and the first sort of delays will result in a better radio. So > cool your jets, and give Wayne and Eric the breathing space to do > their jobs. They have a long history of doing that very well.
It isn't my place to add much data to this, but I think I can make a couple of general observations. I have used this radio now for some 7 weeks now. I didn't even open it up for the first few weeks and thus far have added one component to a board. The stability of the hardware is fantastic. This is the main gate I would think to starting shipping. I believe that mostly it is logistics of getting the first batch all built - integrated and tested. That's a lot of radios to ship at once. There will continue to be lots of work to do with the firmware. There are two different firmware programs - the MCU, which is what controls everything except the DSP firmware. These are split up between two different people and there are already a number of "nice to have" features that have been judged to be something that can wait until after "FCS" (first customer ship). So - your K3 will continue to improve after you get it... but what you get out of the box will be better than you probably expected. Why - just this weekend, my DSP noise blanker was totally redesigned and really works well on the electric fence noise. :-) Yours will work this well out of the box. Hope this helps - I can't answer when - but just that the hardware is stable and I believe the "right" decisions are being made - and no, they aren't waiting until every last feature is included in the firmware - since that can be updated after you get your radio. 73 Tree N6TR K2 S/N 2411 K3 S/N 00000000013 (I think - still no label) _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
