Plus, if I remember correctly, taking pre-orders for the K3 allowed Elecraft to accept partial deposits, which would have been an important source of capitalization for a small company ... rather than being merely a marketing ploy designed to subvert competition.
And yes, Elecraft continues to pre-announce other new products, but for the purpose of soliciting customer feedback that often results in changes before the product actually hits the channel. I sincerely doubt that a written petition with 500 signatures delivered by couriers carrying AK-47's would cause Yaesu to change anything on the FTDX-5000MP at this point. 73, Dave AB7E Bob Locher wrote: > No doubt true - but the radio WAS shipping within a few months and was > not vaporware. > > Wes Stewart wrote: > >> --- On *Mon, 11/23/09, Bob Locher /<[email protected]>/* wrote: >> >> >> Actually it is a pretty simple choice - you can wait for a box of >> promises or buy a proven radio today. >> >> I seem to remember Elecraft taking orders and shipping a year later. >> I know I waited a year, until delivery times were down to a month, >> before I placed an order. >> >> >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
