Re: [Elecraft] Rig release history

2015-04-03 Thread Kevin
On 2015-04-01 21:27, Mike Markowski wrote: With the wondering, joking, occasional hint of provoking, about the K4, I looked back a couple decades. Dates might be off a little, but the trend is http://udel.edu/~mm/ham/elecraft/history/ If that chart holds we will be hearing about the

Re: [Elecraft] Rig release history

2015-04-03 Thread Mike Markowski
Too scary a thought, Kevin! I added shadings that instead show Wayne's and Elecraft's efforts as phases or stages divided by the start of the K3 effort. Can the ham community support more phases (hiring, products, org complexity)? Can Eric's and Wayne's sanity withstand it?? :-) 73, Mike ab3ap

Re: [Elecraft] Rig release history

2015-04-02 Thread Richard Fjeld
Thanks for the quote. It brings back good memories. Dick, n0ce Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2015 21:33:26 -0700 From: k6...@foothill.net To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Rig release history A noted philosopher (and catcher) is said to have observed, Predicting things is hard

Re: [Elecraft] Rig release history

2015-04-02 Thread Wayne Burdick
Not :) W On Apr 1, 2015, at 10:16 PM, Richard Solomon w1...@earthlink.net wrote: I'll know Elecraft has arrived when they bring out a radio that occupies half the desk and weighs 85# !! 73, Dick, W1KSZ __ Elecraft mailing

Re: [Elecraft] Rig release history

2015-04-02 Thread Phil Wheeler
Hopefully that definition of arrival has become obsolete, Dick! But let's see, I wonder what the total weight of: * K3/100 with options * P3 * KPA500 * KAT500 * KX3 * PX3 (and I guess we could add in power supply for KX3/PX3 and K3/P3, too) would be? :-) 73, Phil W7OX On 4/1/15

Re: [Elecraft] Rig release history

2015-04-01 Thread Phil Wheeler
I've observed that too, Fred. Now can we predict what it will be? :-) 73, Phil W7OX On 4/1/15 9:33 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: A noted philosopher (and catcher) is said to have observed, Predicting things is hard, especially if they're in the future. Am I the only one who has noticed the

[Elecraft] Rig release history

2015-04-01 Thread Mike Markowski
With the wondering, joking, occasional hint of provoking, about the K4, I looked back a couple decades. Dates might be off a little, but the trend is http://udel.edu/~mm/ham/elecraft/history/ with a hopeful dashed blue line added! 73, Mike ab3ap

Re: [Elecraft] Rig release history

2015-04-01 Thread Fred Jensen
A noted philosopher (and catcher) is said to have observed, Predicting things is hard, especially if they're in the future. Am I the only one who has noticed the absence of a KX2? 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 50th Running of the Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2015 -

Re: [Elecraft] Rig release history

2015-04-01 Thread kev...@coho.net
A logistic curve is a good fit to that graph. H 73, Kevin. KD5ONS On 4/1/2015 6:27 PM, Mike Markowski wrote: With the wondering, joking, occasional hint of provoking, about the K4, I looked back a couple decades. Dates might be off a little, but the trend is

Re: [Elecraft] Rig release history

2015-04-01 Thread Richard Solomon
I'll know Elecraft has arrived when they bring out a radio that occupies half the desk and weighs 85# !! 73, Dick, W1KSZ On 4/1/2015 9:33 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: A noted philosopher (and catcher) is said to have observed, Predicting things is hard, especially if they're in the future. Am I