There was a story in these parts about a grass roots startup company here in San Diego - it was in the late 70's or early eighties. They took so many advance orders on the newest fully broadband design.
They didn't have a transceiver as advanced as the K3, but the locals who invested in it believed it was the radio of the future. By throwing their financial support behind it, they secured their status as visionaries - in addition to being placed on a list for the first production transceivers. These radios would also be trophies - monuments to their forward thinking! (keep reading) ;-) It was at about this stage (what Bill in NM described as "sinews and muscles twitching in anticipation") that the finances dropped out and those few transceivers that existed would be the only ones that ever made. A good number of fellows lost their dough while at the same time looking like something less than visionaries. ;-) Only now am I starting to get a sense of what they went through on both sides of the transaction. Having the confidence I do in Eric and Wayne makes this just an amusing story. No whistling past the graveyard here. The question is not whether or not the radio comes, but whether it will be in a couple weeks or a few weeks. I AM a visionary and WILL HAVE that trophy on my desk. ;-) Sometimes it's possible that some folks take the guy's hard work and past successes for granted. In truth it's probably a lot easier to mess up than to come out on top. <eom> [Elecraft] Another "K3 is coming question" Bill W5WVO w5wvo at cybermesa.net Thu Nov 8 19:40:18 EST 2007 Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote: > (I guess we need to reduce everyone's testosterone level a bit.. ;-) The bulk of the great herd grows ever closer, and the pack can sense the nearness of their prey. The fittest of the males, their nostrils flaring, their sinews and muscles twitching in anticipation of the imminent kill, cannot help but snarl and snap at each other in excitement and frustration... :-) Bill W5WVO > > 73, > Eric WA6HHQ > Elecraft List Moderator > ------- _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] 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
