Doug, I might be able to slightly clarify soon! Received shipping
notification today of my 14 May with deposit order. I think things have
got fudged now but initially the 1st prodn run with deposit was to be
200 units. This was increased but supposedly ended on 14 May at 1800,
four hours after I placed my order. I have thought for some time that
250 would be the 1st run figure, but with 241 being a May 8 order I
guess that is blown. 260 maybe!
It seems to me that the idea of the 1st prodn run was to generate
interest and therefore income! I suspect having done that the idea of
discrete prodn runs will have been phased out as far as we are
concerned, again probably more of a revenue generating idea. I don't
think they will release figures of orders placed on their suppliers.
I am disparately frustrated about the 2nd Rx as the hype about this was
a major influencing factor in my decision to purchase. What I find
disturbing is all along the lack of cogent information and of course
paying $600 up front, 8 months ago, for no reason, and almost as
worrying, the number of people who defend this as being acceptable practice.
I am truly puzzled at the latest statement about the 2nd so close to its
published launch date. There is either a duff batch of populated 2nd rx
boards, maybe $50,000 worth or the problem was known a long while ago
and a decision made not to go ahead with ordering the boards, in which
case an announcement could have made much earlier. I don't go along with
the "debacle" theory but there is a strong smell of the "mushroom"
theory (kept in the dark and fed s---t!!)
I think the product is brilliant, the workforce is excellent, but the
communication is extremely weak and has really soured the situation. It
will be recovered but many people will now be much less confident when
they open their National Contest Journal and see a full page K3 advert!
It will certainly take me a long time to believe any future Elecraft
updates or press releases.
ESD mat at the ready, diary clear for when Mr UPS calls in a few days
time. Yippee
Chris G3SJJ
DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL wrote:
Eric, Wayne:
I am requesting that you (A) release the size of "production run 1"
and also please tell us (B) how many K3s are still pending "without
deposit" from run #1.
I know that initially you indicated that such information was a proprietary.
However, at this point:
1. Everybody will know the prod run size once we see orders going out
past the order date that you have already stated is the end of run #1.
Will another month (I hope not more) of secrecy provide any
additional or continued protection from whatever you viewed as somehow
valuable to be kept as proprietary?
2. I am in Run #2 and I would like to get some idea (stress on
"some") of when my radio (or all prod run #2 radios in the case of
others who might share my thoughts) might be going out. I am not
asking you for an estimate, but I (meaning me, myself) would like to
make some basic assumptions (not entirely accurate) about when I might
expect my radio. I can't speak for others, but from what I've seen
posted, everybody is interested in every single scrap of information
available to help ease the frustration from the very long and
unexpected delays. My approach would be to take the number of ordered
radios divided by the empirical data of past shipments (average) per
week.
3. I am also in Run #3 (ordered my 2nd K3 on Nov 21), but I have
little confidence in my ability to project the real ship date for that
other than that the original estimate provided of "mid February" will
clearly not be accurate.
Respectfully submitted and anticipating a reply,
de Doug KR2Q
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