Ummmm.....Dave.... Last I checked, Elecraft was in business to make a profit, and while chatting with Eric at the Orlando Hamcation this year, he mentioned that they were, in fact, profitable, with no debt. These are good things! They should make a profit for their efforts.
However, they experienced business people, and Elecraft is not the first business they've run. They are in fact in control of the means of production - including firmware updates, and can chose where to draw the "lines in the sand" (I hate that cliche) with respect to what work item they schedule for action. Nobody's taking advantage of them. Actually, I could argue the exact opposite: if anyone's been taking advantage, it's Elecraft of their customers. See "Long Wait Times", "Free Loans (aka Deposits)", "Immature Firmware", and "Missing Advertised (STILL!) Functionality After One Year On The Market". 'Nuff said. I'm going to put on my climbing harness, and go do some antenna work. It's going to be 95F down here in Florida today - just right for hanging off a 140' tower. ;-) 73, Steve NN4X On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 7:59 AM, David Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Elecrafters. > > Did you ever stop and think about what your doing when complaining about > something with your K3. Here is a little company made up of very dedicated > people who love ham radio and are successfully releasing one of the best rigs > ever.This company stands poised to try to satisfy all their customers demands. > > Here we are, in some ways, taking advantage of this company by complaining > about not being able to operate a linear with a 110 volt AC switching voltage > for keying! What do you want the Elecraft people to do, stand on their head. > I have never seen an equipment vendor provide as much customer support that > Elecraft does. > > There are limits and we are Radio Amateurs. We are suppose to be able to > either perform some simple modifications or have a friend help you. I fully > appreciate the fact that some of us are not technically endowed but the > vendor cannot be responsible for every situation. When a vendor puts out a > specification, he is only legally responsible to that spec. Elecraft had long > since past this goal. > > If you buy an ICOM product and complain about their linear keying delay guess > what, you live with it. > > All I am saying is appreciate what a good thing you have here when dealing > with Elecraft. Don't abuse it. > > 73 > > Dave KD1NA > Proud owner of 2 K2s and soon a K3 > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
