Re: [Elecraft] KX2s
You’re very welcome James. Just one more thing…..To be clear….I have to be very honest and say, I am not sure mine shipping w/o a mic was normal, a mistake, an oversight, or what, because when I looked at the included packing slip, there was no mention of a mic, or even a missing mic, but when I contacted Elecraft they were quick and polite to reply and told me the mic would ship when back in stock. It would’ve been “nice” to have a note (even in an email would’ve been OK) that said something like: “…We don’t want to hold up your order any longer. We know your mic is missing, it’ll ship when in stock….” (or even a line item on the packing slip that showed a mic backordered or not in stock “will ship” or whatever.) Instead of me having to wonder if the KX2 shack-in-a-box has a mic included and then me following up with them a little bit for it. In my line of work, and life, I like to keep people informed. (we ARE communicators, right?) Might be a very small thing and I wouldn’t be so rude as to call it a “fail” on Elecrafts’ part, but it’s certainly something that could’ve been handled just a little bit better. If I had really NEEDED a hand mic (for whatever reason) I might’ve been a little bit irked. As it is, the rig is for my motorcycle. Mid Feb in NB, Canada, the only thing moving here is a snowblower and motorcycle weather is months away, so I am not bothered by this, especially where Wayne emailed me directly promising me a mic when they arrived. Cheers and have a great weekend as well. I’ll be in the ARRL DX as a Single Band 15m HP, looking (of course) for DX stations ! 73 Mike VE9AA “NB” Mike, Coreen & Corey Keswick Ridge, NB From: James Cizek [mailto:james.m.ci...@gmail.com] Sent: February 18, 2022 1:05 PM To: Mike Smith VE9AA Cc: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX2s Mike, you confirmed what I had been wondering about.. and it sounds like the radio will ship without the mic which is just awesome to hear! Thanks for the info. Glad to hear things are still rolling out the door at whatever pace they can get the parts in. Have a great weekend all, and GL in WPX if you are participating! 73 James KI0KN On Thu, Feb 17, 2022 at 6:22 PM Mike Smith VE9AA wrote: I got my shack-in-a-box KX2 last month (I did wait 8 or 9 weeks or something.) No complaints..I knew there'd be a wait, but it shipped without the microphone. (unbeknownst to me at the time) I've been told I'll get it when they get them. I know the webpage currently says: MH3, Hand Mic for KX2/KX3 Back ordered. ESD TBD so I don't think that's what's holding up your order. Good luck ! Mike VE9AA K1, KX2, KX3, K3 (2) Collect the whole set ! Mike, Coreen & Corey Keswick Ridge, NB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to james.m.ci...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KX2s
Mike, you confirmed what I had been wondering about.. and it sounds like the radio will ship without the mic which is just awesome to hear! Thanks for the info. Glad to hear things are still rolling out the door at whatever pace they can get the parts in. Have a great weekend all, and GL in WPX if you are participating! 73 James KI0KN On Thu, Feb 17, 2022 at 6:22 PM Mike Smith VE9AA wrote: > I got my shack-in-a-box KX2 last month (I did wait 8 or 9 weeks or > something.) No complaints..I knew there'd be a wait, but it shipped without > the microphone. (unbeknownst to me at the time) > > > > I've been told I'll get it when they get them. I know the webpage > currently > says: > > > MH3, Hand Mic for KX2/KX3 > > Back ordered. ESD TBD > > > > > > so I don't think that's what's holding up your order. > > > > Good luck ! > > > > Mike VE9AA K1, KX2, KX3, K3 (2) > > > > Collect the whole set ! > > > > Mike, Coreen & Corey > > Keswick Ridge, NB > > > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to james.m.ci...@gmail.com > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KX2s
No need. Paid for a mic; will get a mic. (Wayne promised!) The KX2 is for my motorcycle anyways. Tnx info ! Mike VE9AA Mike, Coreen & Corey Keswick Ridge, NB -Original Message- From: D Remy [mailto:d...@dremy.com] Sent: February 17, 2022 9:29 PM To: Mike Smith VE9AA Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX2s Try the Heil HMM iC. I am delighted with mine. Or, the Heil Proset K2 from Elecraft or Heil. David R. Hourdequin, PE Specialty Heavy Timber Engineer Hayesville, NC 28904 828-421-6216 > On Feb 17, 2022, at 20:23, Mike Smith VE9AA wrote: > > I got my shack-in-a-box KX2 last month (I did wait 8 or 9 weeks or > something.) No complaints..I knew there'd be a wait, but it shipped without > the microphone. (unbeknownst to me at the time) > > > > I've been told I'll get it when they get them. I know the webpage currently > says: > > > MH3, Hand Mic for KX2/KX3 > > Back ordered. ESD TBD > > > > > > so I don't think that's what's holding up your order. > > > > Good luck ! > > > > Mike VE9AA K1, KX2, KX3, K3 (2) > > > > Collect the whole set ! > > > > Mike, Coreen & Corey > > Keswick Ridge, NB > > > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to d...@dremy.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KX2s
I got my shack-in-a-box KX2 last month (I did wait 8 or 9 weeks or something.) No complaints..I knew there'd be a wait, but it shipped without the microphone. (unbeknownst to me at the time) I've been told I'll get it when they get them. I know the webpage currently says: MH3, Hand Mic for KX2/KX3 Back ordered. ESD TBD so I don't think that's what's holding up your order. Good luck ! Mike VE9AA K1, KX2, KX3, K3 (2) Collect the whole set ! Mike, Coreen & Corey Keswick Ridge, NB __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KX2s
Thanks all, I must have missed the post from Wayne. Thank you all for the input, sounds like it's not just mic parts holding things up, everything is held up. No surprise with the way the world is today. I work in IT for a living and we are experiencing 8+ MONTH delays in getting servers/storage now so I think the delays are something we must all get used to until things recover. Thanks for the comments. I really didn't want to bug anyone at the factory with a "me too" question :) 73 James KI0KN On Thu, Feb 17, 2022 at 8:54 AM Tim N9PUZ wrote: > I believe that Wayne posted in the past week or so that there are still > some KX2 components that they have not received. > > Tim N9PUZ > > On Thu, Feb 17, 2022 at 9:35 AM Bill Frantz wrote: > >> If the MH3 is what’s delaying your radio, the KX2 is quite usable with >> its internal microphone. You could ask them to send it now and then have >> the microphone sent when it becomes available. >> >> 73 Bill AE6JV >> >> >> > On Feb 17, 2022, at 10:09, James Cizek wrote: >> > >> > But I noticed that the MH3 mic was out of stock with no estimated ship >> > date. I wondered if it was the mics holding up the "shack in a box" >> > deliveries or if the radio parts are still that far behind also. >> >> __ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to tim.n9...@gmail.com > > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KX2s
I believe that Wayne posted in the past week or so that there are still some KX2 components that they have not received. Tim N9PUZ On Thu, Feb 17, 2022 at 9:35 AM Bill Frantz wrote: > If the MH3 is what’s delaying your radio, the KX2 is quite usable with its > internal microphone. You could ask them to send it now and then have the > microphone sent when it becomes available. > > 73 Bill AE6JV > > > > On Feb 17, 2022, at 10:09, James Cizek wrote: > > > > But I noticed that the MH3 mic was out of stock with no estimated ship > > date. I wondered if it was the mics holding up the "shack in a box" > > deliveries or if the radio parts are still that far behind also. > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to tim.n9...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KX2s
If the MH3 is what’s delaying your radio, the KX2 is quite usable with its internal microphone. You could ask them to send it now and then have the microphone sent when it becomes available. 73 Bill AE6JV > On Feb 17, 2022, at 10:09, James Cizek wrote: > > But I noticed that the MH3 mic was out of stock with no estimated ship > date. I wondered if it was the mics holding up the "shack in a box" > deliveries or if the radio parts are still that far behind also. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] KX2s
Hi all, In an effort to satisfy my "kid in a candy store" anxiousness without calling Elecraft and adding to the probably hundreds of calls they get saying "Where's my radio", I thought I'd inquire here first :) A friend and I ordered KX2s mid-December. At the time, the estimated ship date was 6 weeks. I know that Elecraft is probably having a heck of time getting parts just like everyone else in the world. But I noticed that the MH3 mic was out of stock with no estimated ship date. I wondered if it was the mics holding up the "shack in a box" deliveries or if the radio parts are still that far behind also. So, just a general question here, has anyone received a KX2 recently? Wondering if they are dribbling out of the factory or just plain stuck waiting for parts! Only 6 weeks of SOTA winter bonus points left so I am anxious to take my new toy to the mountains when it arrives :) Thanks 73 James KI0KN __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
