Geez, I am amazed. There is no pleasing some people. 1). Elecraft has built its reputation on producing quality products and customer service. Even today, with a completely new product coming out, it still produces what most ham's consider the benchmark for contest radios, the K2.
2). As far as I know, Elecraft has never shirked its responsibility to its customers. With the exception of this group, I can't find a single statement (using Google) where anyone has as low as a neutral opinion about Elecraft. Every statement I found was at least minimally positive. 3). Only the most naive people think that launching a new product will be flawless; usually they are the ones who scream the loudest when "promised" deadlines aren't met or they don't get a phone call every hour with a status update. 4).If you bought early, before the product was ready, you should be willing wait out the inevitable shakedown and missed delivery dates while the company stewarding your money attempts to deliver a product that is worthy of your patience (and dollars). Most of you have, but a select few seem to never have any patience or understanding. 5). Elecraft has a history of producing quality. This is they way it does business. Get used to it! If you want stuff slung out the door without proper engineering or quality control, go buy something from Icom (like a 703). Wayne, Eric and their team are, like you and me, imperfect human beings. They cannot foretell the future. The best they can do is manage the present. They are under the gun to produce asuccessor to an incredible product. From what I've read, they are goingto do just that. It will be worth the wait. They are delivering product today. With limited resources during this inevitably stressful ramp-up, the more they spend on getting the product out the door and less they spend on telling me the daily status, the better. Have some faith that they are doing what is necessary to deliver radios that have been ordered. Their reputation is worth nothing less. Disclaimer: I have no financial interest in Elecraft. I don't even know Wayne or Eric. I just hate seeing a great American, entrepreneurial company slammed by the insignificant whinings of a select few malcontents, especially when unwarranted. Keep you shirts on fella's; you're radio is in the queue. I seriously doubt your world will come to and end before you receive it. And if it does, not having your K3 is going to be the least of your worries. Mark, N4FH
