Re: [Elecraft] K4 replacement?

[Petr, OK1RP/M0SIS]

Alan,

so sorry to hear about that. I am keeping fingers crossed to recover from
that horrible situation.
It is good to know that you with GF are safe and thinks positive.
Many thanks for your great job in Elecraft!

best 73,
STAY SAFE!

Petr, OK1RP





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Re: [Elecraft] K4 replacement?

[Petr, OK1RP/M0SIS]

Tom,

be patient, it pays off !



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Re: [Elecraft] K4 replacement?

[Mike VE3YF]

Al:

Sorry to hear about your loss, terrible situation, but at least you are 
safe.


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Re: [Elecraft] K4 replacement?

[Wes]

Very sorry to hear this... I can only imagine.  But at least you didn't lose 
your sense of humor.


Wes  N7WS

On 10/8/2020 7:17 PM, a...@elecraft.com wrote:


I'm one of the Elecraft engineers who lost his home in the California 
wildfires.  I lost a loaded K3, two of Rose's cases, P3/SVGA/TX-MON, K2, KX3, 
PX3, W2, XG3, XG50, T1 and lots of other ham and test equipment.  Not to 
mention my house and all the rest of its contents.


Now I get to start over.  I'm just about to order some new QSL cards.

My girlfriend wants me to buy some clothes, but first things first.  :=)

Alan N1AL


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Re: [Elecraft] K4 replacement?

[Brian Denley]

Sorry about that Alan.

Brian
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> On Oct 8, 2020, at 10:18 PM, a...@elecraft.com wrote:
> 
> On 10/8/2020 3:57 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
>>> On 10/7/2020 5:41 PM, Tom Doligalski via Elecraft wrote:
>>> I am a bit depressed about the lack of feedback from Elecraft about the K4.
>> 
>> There's been quite a bit from Wayne on this reflector, and updates in their 
>> monthly update. You may have heard that there's a pandemic, and the west 
>> coast has been experiencing massive wildfires.
> 
> I'm one of the Elecraft engineers who lost his home in the California 
> wildfires.  I lost a loaded K3, two of Rose's cases, P3/SVGA/TX-MON, K2, KX3, 
> PX3, W2, XG3, XG50, T1 and lots of other ham and test equipment.  Not to 
> mention my house and all the rest of its contents.
> 
> Now I get to start over.  I'm just about to order some new QSL cards.
> 
> My girlfriend wants me to buy some clothes, but first things first.  :=)
> 
> Alan N1AL
> 
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Re: [Elecraft] K4 replacement?

[Tom Azlin W7SUA]

Hi Tom,

If your current set up works well, why not just wait until the K4 is 
being delivered. Then choose.


I have the same set up as you for the past ten years. Am happy to wait 
for the call to come to me for a K4. I am in group 2.


73, tom w7sua

On 10/7/2020 5:41 PM, Tom Doligalski via Elecraft wrote:

I am a bit depressed about the lack of feedback from Elecraft about the K4. 
I’ve sent emails to Eric and Wayne, with no response. Telephone calls to 
Elecraft seem to indicate they have no idea either about what is going on. I am 
in the first group for the K4, but think this is unlikely to ever ship!

In the meantime, I am running my K3/P3/KPA500/KTA500. Works well.

So, the purpose of this email is to generate information about what I should 
purchase to replace the K3. My predominant operation is high speed CW, so ask 
is very important to me.

Maybe the Kenwood?

Your thoughts are solicited!

Tom W4KX
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Re: [Elecraft] K4 replacement?

[PAUL GACEK via Elecraft]

Hey Alan

My heart goes out to you as your circumstances seem unimaginable to me.

I think 2020 is a year not many of us want to remember and generally if we do 
not too much of it's positive.

Your humor is admirable and should help all round including the un-male thing 
of having to do intensive clothes shopping. 

Paul
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> On Oct 8, 2020, at 7:17 PM, a...@elecraft.com wrote:
> 
> On 10/8/2020 3:57 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
>> On 10/7/2020 5:41 PM, Tom Doligalski via Elecraft wrote:
>>> I am a bit depressed about the lack of feedback from Elecraft about the K4.
>> 
>> There's been quite a bit from Wayne on this reflector, and updates in their 
>> monthly update. You may have heard that there's a pandemic, and the west 
>> coast has been experiencing massive wildfires.
> 
> I'm one of the Elecraft engineers who lost his home in the California 
> wildfires.  I lost a loaded K3, two of Rose's cases, P3/SVGA/TX-MON, K2, KX3, 
> PX3, W2, XG3, XG50, T1 and lots of other ham and test equipment.  Not to 
> mention my house and all the rest of its contents.
> 
> Now I get to start over.  I'm just about to order some new QSL cards.
> 
> My girlfriend wants me to buy some clothes, but first things first.  :=)
> 
> Alan N1AL
> 
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Re: [Elecraft] K4 replacement?

[alan]

On 10/8/2020 3:57 PM, Jim Brown wrote:

On 10/7/2020 5:41 PM, Tom Doligalski via Elecraft wrote:
I am a bit depressed about the lack of feedback from Elecraft about 
the K4.


There's been quite a bit from Wayne on this reflector, and updates in 
their monthly update. You may have heard that there's a pandemic, and 
the west coast has been experiencing massive wildfires.


I'm one of the Elecraft engineers who lost his home in the California 
wildfires.  I lost a loaded K3, two of Rose's cases, P3/SVGA/TX-MON, K2, 
KX3, PX3, W2, XG3, XG50, T1 and lots of other ham and test equipment.  
Not to mention my house and all the rest of its contents.


Now I get to start over.  I'm just about to order some new QSL cards.

My girlfriend wants me to buy some clothes, but first things first.  :=)

Alan N1AL


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Re: [Elecraft] K4 replacement?

[Jim Brown]

On 10/7/2020 5:41 PM, Tom Doligalski via Elecraft wrote:

I am a bit depressed about the lack of feedback from Elecraft about the K4.


There's been quite a bit from Wayne on this reflector, and updates in 
their monthly update. You may have heard that there's a pandemic, and 
the west coast has been experiencing massive wildfires. Both of these 
disasters have caused huge disruption of our lives, businesses, the 
supply chain for every imaginable product. My neighbor K6XX, a 
manufacturing engineer at Elecraft, lost the superstation he had built 
from scratch on 80 acres he had cleared himself. That same fire burned 
out three other neighbor hams, and stopped at the edge of the road 
bordering our land.


73, Jim K9YC
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Re: [Elecraft] K4 replacement?

[turnbull]

Yea, Good news.    Get some sleep though.   TU Doug EI2CNSent from my Samsung 
Galaxy smartphone.
 Original message From: Wayne Burdick  Date: 
08/10/2020  16:59  (GMT+00:00) To: John Shingara  Cc: 
Elecraft Reflector  Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K4 
replacement? Sorry for the infrequent communications from our end. We're all 
working OT on manufacturing ramp-up.Eric will be doing an update very 
soon.73,WayneN6KR> On Oct 8, 2020, at 8:46 AM, John Shingara 
 wrote:> > Tom,> > The Kenwood TS-890 is on my short list 
should I grow too impatient waiting for the K-4.  I have almost pulled the 
trigger many times on it.  > > That said, earlier in this waiting process I 
bought a Flex 6400M and almost immediately regretted it.  Great radio, but not 
an Elecraft and not for me.  I sold it and am now focusing on working my KX3 
and KX2 QRP in the field.  Getting a new shiny transceiver now is wonderful, 
but if it isn’t the one you really want, you may have buyers remorse later.  
Luckily I only lost about $400 on my Flex folly.  I’m waiting for the K4 and 
I’m in the second group so I still have a long wait.  Maybe this time next 
year.  > > John> WB3EYB > >> On Oct 8, 2020, at 11:28 AM, Tom Doligalski via 
Elecraft  wrote:>> >> I am a bit depressed about the 
lack of feedback from Elecraft about the K4. I’ve sent emails to Eric and 
Wayne, with no response. Telephone calls to Elecraft seem to indicate they have 
no idea either about what is going on. I am in the first group for the K4, but 
think this is unlikely to ever ship!>> >> In the meantime, I am running my 
K3/P3/KPA500/KTA500. Works well.>> >> So, the purpose of this email is to 
generate information about what I should purchase to replace the K3. My 
predominant operation is high speed CW, so ask is very important to me.>> >> 
Maybe the Kenwood? >> >> Your thoughts are solicited!>> >> Tom W4KX>> 
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Re: [Elecraft] K4 replacement?

[Mike Morrow]

> So, the purpose of this email is to generate information about
> what I should purchase to replace the K3. My predominant operation
> is high speed CW, so ask is very important to me.
>
> Maybe the Kenwood? 
>
> Your thoughts are solicited!
>
> Tom W4KX

Get a KX2.  It will probably be at least a couple of years before announcement 
of its replacement will make it instantly obsolete and unusable in the manner 
that the K4 obviously has made your K3 for you.  :-)

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Re: [Elecraft] K4 replacement?

[Wayne Burdick]

Sorry for the infrequent communications from our end. We're all working OT on 
manufacturing ramp-up.

Eric will be doing an update very soon.

73,
Wayne
N6KR



> On Oct 8, 2020, at 8:46 AM, John Shingara  wrote:
> 
> Tom,
> 
> The Kenwood TS-890 is on my short list should I grow too impatient waiting 
> for the K-4.  I have almost pulled the trigger many times on it.  
> 
> That said, earlier in this waiting process I bought a Flex 6400M and almost 
> immediately regretted it.  Great radio, but not an Elecraft and not for me.  
> I sold it and am now focusing on working my KX3 and KX2 QRP in the field.  
> Getting a new shiny transceiver now is wonderful, but if it isn’t the one you 
> really want, you may have buyers remorse later.  Luckily I only lost about 
> $400 on my Flex folly.  I’m waiting for the K4 and I’m in the second group so 
> I still have a long wait.  Maybe this time next year.  
> 
> John
> WB3EYB 
> 
>> On Oct 8, 2020, at 11:28 AM, Tom Doligalski via Elecraft 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> I am a bit depressed about the lack of feedback from Elecraft about the K4. 
>> I’ve sent emails to Eric and Wayne, with no response. Telephone calls to 
>> Elecraft seem to indicate they have no idea either about what is going on. I 
>> am in the first group for the K4, but think this is unlikely to ever ship!
>> 
>> In the meantime, I am running my K3/P3/KPA500/KTA500. Works well.
>> 
>> So, the purpose of this email is to generate information about what I should 
>> purchase to replace the K3. My predominant operation is high speed CW, so 
>> ask is very important to me.
>> 
>> Maybe the Kenwood? 
>> 
>> Your thoughts are solicited!
>> 
>> Tom W4KX
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Re: [Elecraft] K4 replacement?

[Tox]

Thanks. I finally got ny refund for first group K4D. Was looking at a 6400,
because I don't do cw right now, but will take a look at the 890 as well.

73
Scott
AD6YT

On Thu, Oct 8, 2020, 8:47 AM John Shingara  wrote:

> Tom,
>
> The Kenwood TS-890 is on my short list should I grow too impatient waiting
> for the K-4.  I have almost pulled the trigger many times on it.
>
> That said, earlier in this waiting process I bought a Flex 6400M and
> almost immediately regretted it.  Great radio, but not an Elecraft and not
> for me.  I sold it and am now focusing on working my KX3 and KX2 QRP in the
> field.  Getting a new shiny transceiver now is wonderful, but if it isn’t
> the one you really want, you may have buyers remorse later.  Luckily I only
> lost about $400 on my Flex folly.  I’m waiting for the K4 and I’m in the
> second group so I still have a long wait.  Maybe this time next year.
>
> John
> WB3EYB
>
> > On Oct 8, 2020, at 11:28 AM, Tom Doligalski via Elecraft <
> elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> >
> > I am a bit depressed about the lack of feedback from Elecraft about the
> K4. I’ve sent emails to Eric and Wayne, with no response. Telephone calls
> to Elecraft seem to indicate they have no idea either about what is going
> on. I am in the first group for the K4, but think this is unlikely to ever
> ship!
> >
> > In the meantime, I am running my K3/P3/KPA500/KTA500. Works well.
> >
> > So, the purpose of this email is to generate information about what I
> should purchase to replace the K3. My predominant operation is high speed
> CW, so ask is very important to me.
> >
> > Maybe the Kenwood?
> >
> > Your thoughts are solicited!
> >
> > Tom W4KX
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Re: [Elecraft] K4 replacement?

[John Shingara]

Tom,

The Kenwood TS-890 is on my short list should I grow too impatient waiting for 
the K-4.  I have almost pulled the trigger many times on it.  

That said, earlier in this waiting process I bought a Flex 6400M and almost 
immediately regretted it.  Great radio, but not an Elecraft and not for me.  I 
sold it and am now focusing on working my KX3 and KX2 QRP in the field.  
Getting a new shiny transceiver now is wonderful, but if it isn’t the one you 
really want, you may have buyers remorse later.  Luckily I only lost about $400 
on my Flex folly.  I’m waiting for the K4 and I’m in the second group so I 
still have a long wait.  Maybe this time next year.  

John
WB3EYB 

> On Oct 8, 2020, at 11:28 AM, Tom Doligalski via Elecraft 
>  wrote:
> 
> I am a bit depressed about the lack of feedback from Elecraft about the K4. 
> I’ve sent emails to Eric and Wayne, with no response. Telephone calls to 
> Elecraft seem to indicate they have no idea either about what is going on. I 
> am in the first group for the K4, but think this is unlikely to ever ship!
> 
> In the meantime, I am running my K3/P3/KPA500/KTA500. Works well.
> 
> So, the purpose of this email is to generate information about what I should 
> purchase to replace the K3. My predominant operation is high speed CW, so ask 
> is very important to me.
> 
> Maybe the Kenwood? 
> 
> Your thoughts are solicited!
> 
> Tom W4KX
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[Elecraft] K4 replacement?

[Tom Doligalski via Elecraft]

I am a bit depressed about the lack of feedback from Elecraft about the K4. 
I’ve sent emails to Eric and Wayne, with no response. Telephone calls to 
Elecraft seem to indicate they have no idea either about what is going on. I am 
in the first group for the K4, but think this is unlikely to ever ship!

In the meantime, I am running my K3/P3/KPA500/KTA500. Works well.

So, the purpose of this email is to generate information about what I should 
purchase to replace the K3. My predominant operation is high speed CW, so ask 
is very important to me.

Maybe the Kenwood? 

Your thoughts are solicited!

Tom W4KX
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