Boy Les did you hit the nail on the head. Having been in this area
for the last 30 years -- their business model really did change.
Hopefully it does not kill them. In my youth (or yoot since I'm an
ex-NYer) I designed board testers. Despite the fact that Technology
has improved the K3 group
As a small manufacturer (much smaller than Elecraft), I can second
much of what you say, but I think most of their problems have to do
with the product being new, and the order volume probably being higher
than projected. That ripples down through the supply chain.
The subcontractor issues are
For what it's worth, here's my take on the K3 delays.
Elecraft is a company that sells kits, not finished products.
Virtually all the labor to build the product is supplied by the
customer, not Elecraft. This was their business model, and it was
hugely successful, because they offered well
There is a lot of sense in what you say and if it is the case, would explain
much.
On 5/11/07 18:28, lesesq [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent:
For what it's worth, here's my take on the K3 delays.
Elecraft is a company that sells kits, not finished products.
Virtually all the labor to build the
not CORRECT...
AS FAR BACK AS 1985,,, in another life , Eric was dealing with
outside contractors
I know this as I was the midwest sales rep for Mountain Computer
and Eric was key engineer in bring along a product which came from a
company then known as Lucky Goldstar whether he
not CORRECT...
AS FAR BACK AS 1985,,, in another life , Eric was dealing with
outside contractors
I know this as I was the midwest sales rep for Mountain Computer
and Eric was key engineer in bring along a product which came from a
company then known as Lucky Goldstar whether he
A minor correction to your minor correction.
My statement was that Elecraft AS A COMPANY is inexperienced dealing
with contractors.
It's clear from what's happened with the K3 that even if an
individual at Elecraft had SOME experience in another life with
outside contractors, it wasn't
In a message dated 11/5/2007 12:29:53 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
A minor correction to your minor correction.
My statement was that Elecraft AS A COMPANY is inexperienced dealing
with contractors.
It's clear from what's happened with the K3 that even if an
Hey look on the bright side, this is good practice for the K4. Imagine
how fast the K4 could be delivered knowing what Elecraft is
learning now with the K3 delivery.
I can just imagine what the K4 is going to be
Dual Analogue and SDR in one box
Built in Network/Spectrum Analyzer
Feedforward
Look, I'm an Elecraft customer (K2) and love their products and what
they've done to restore kitbuilding with quality products. I'm also
trying to be an owner of the K3 you know how that's going. So to
the extent what I've said is viewed as critical, it's meant to be
helpful for the
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