On Nov 24, 2007 1:33 PM, H. Cary III [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm confused. I ordered my K3 on May 2nd and I'm reading on this reflector
that an order on May 4th has been shipped? What's going on?
My e-mail query to Lisa last Monday has gone unanswered - most unusual - and
the shipping
I too sent a mail, it was thanksgiving - I assume like so many others, they
took yesterday off too - well deserved anyway, so I'm not concerned about
reply yet.
On 24/11/07 14:15, Julian G4ILO [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent:
including one
from me, which hasn't been replied to either.
--
Those who walk
Cary-
This doesn't help either of us much, but I share the same concern:
I ordered on 1 May, then on 20 Sep I paid the balance (preparatory to
leaving town for a month; on 20 Sep it made sense) and received an
invoice. Like you, I saw the postings of 4 May orders being processed
with no
It would seem that so many people have written to Lisa about the May 4th
fiasco that the first day back after Thanksgiving will be spent replying
to them rather than getting the next batch of K3s out of the door.
Well, I suppose another day's delay won't make a lot of difference. :-(
73 de
On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 08:44:09 -0700, you wrote:
I've been watching the reflector closely regarding units received and to my
recollection there was only one report of a May 4th order having been received
and it was corrected within a few hours, by the person reporting receipt, saying
that the May
It was only one person with a date on the 4th as far as I know, and as you
noted, they had made a mistake and apologised to reflector saying the actual
order date was 30th.
There has been one person in UK who ordered on 1st and has got their K3.
I like many others are still waiting - I ordered on
I certainly did...mea culpa.
Cary, K4TM
-Original Message-
From: Mark Volstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 8:45 AM
To: H. Cary III
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 status
Hi Cary,
It appears that you missed the follow-up posting (see below) from the
gentleman in
Of course, I forgot the most important one:
3. Cheaper, better, faster: pick two.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Richard HIll
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 4:43 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 STATUS
OK, I
At 02:56 PM 11/2/2007, wayne burdick wrote:
Since the K3's PCB modules are pre-assembled, we have to 100% test
them, whether they're destined for a kit or for a fully-assembled
unit. I thought I'd give you some flavor of what goes into this.
However, this turns out to be very time-consuming, so
Yes - updating the firmware would be recommended. Several of us early recipients did get an email to
that effect right after we got our K3s.
Like most companies, I suspect Elecraft will not release new firmware to manufacturing very often,
just doing so when it is called for. So, check for
Well said, Mike and duly noted. But, as one of the impatient ones I should
remind you that it is not the waiting that is annoying to so many of us but
the *lack of accurate information*. When there are only vague
generalizations (more than 20, definetly higher than 30) then those who
have
I'm anxious, too, having sold my Icom with all its design flaws when I
had a chance four months ago. So I have no HF radio. But I'm keeping
in mind that Elecraft is not a customer owned co-op. It's enough for
me to remember the quality we've seen for years in the products and
the staff, and
Most of what Don (K7FJ) said goes for me.
This will be my 1st 'K', I naively (I do mean that literally) thought it
would be shipping at the end of July. When the announcement said end of Aug,
I was disappointed, but accepted that it was beyond Elecrafts' control and
that it was better to get the
It is unfortunate that those of us who ordered early, expecting a
delivery in July, didn't get a rig when we thought we would, or even
when the updates said it would be finished.
But I believe that is the ONLY thing that hasn't been according to plan.
- Price has not changed.
- Performance has
On 11/1/07, Don Ehrlich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well said, Mike and duly noted. But, as one of the impatient ones I should
remind you that it is not the waiting that is annoying to so many of us but
the *lack of accurate information*. When there are only vague
generalizations (more than 20,
I have to agree.
You probably recall this pearl of engineering scheduling wisdom:
The first 90% of the work takes the first 90% of the schedule; the
remaining 10% of the work takes the other 90% of the schedule.
When you're exploring new territory, sometimes there are surprises and
you have
-Original Message-
Maybe Elecraft will offer the Super-Duper-Express delivery K3 option,
kitted by a team of untrained chimps and with colour photos in the place
of any missing parts.
-
And THAT is exactly what has me concerned. Yea, I know it was
originally
I'm considering unholy orders, but never the pledge.
What Elecraft are achieving is unique in Amateur Radio, not just equalling
but surpassing the quality of all other players. The K3 really will be worth
waiting for, mine should be heading for a white box with a shipping label
very soon :-)
but the more we whine, the more pressure we put
on Elecraft to hurry up get 'er done, the more likely it is that
they will feel forced to go to heroic measures to get the boxes out
the door.
The fact of the matter is that no amount of whining is going to change
anything. The more we whine,
On Thursday 01 November 2007 17:07:51 Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote:
What Elecraft are achieving is unique in Amateur Radio, not just equalling
but surpassing the quality of all other players.
With the K3 being as good as is said, and the predictions on this list
about the demand for it,
Don Ehrlich wrote:
But, as one of the impatient ones I should remind you that it is not
the waiting that is annoying to so many of us but the *lack of
accurate information*.
I've subscribed to the Elecraft reflector since I first became aware of
the existence of the K2 and subsequently
My experience tends to be just the opposite. You tend to get a good
schedule from engineering as they often take their best estimate and
multiply it by 1.5 or 2. This gives a cushion for delays and oppsies.
Project managers and marketing, now that is another level. They tend to
never want to
OK, I have to share two project truisms:
1. A project is a thing that starts slowly then moves too fast, reaches 95%
completion, and stays there forever.
2. The only accurate schedule is the one delivered with the final invoice.
Rich
NU6T
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David Wilburn wrote:
My experience tends to be just the opposite. You tend to get a good
schedule from engineering as they often take their best estimate and
multiply it by 1.5 or 2. This gives a cushion for delays and oppsies.
Project managers and marketing, now that is another level. They
Richard HIll wrote:
OK, I have to share two project truisms:
1. A project is a thing that starts slowly then moves too fast, reaches 95%
completion, and stays there forever.
2. The only accurate schedule is the one delivered with the final invoice.
Well, unless you're a DoD contractor. In
On Oct 31, 2007, at 10:45 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote:
If you have not ordered before April 10th, we would appreciate your
holding off emailing us for status as much as possible. We
understand if you really need to contact us, but the less time we're
on the phone or on email,
Oops! Yes, MAY 10th. :-)
Eric (guess I'm seeing double - still at the office..)
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Raj Dewan, N2RD wrote:
On Oct 31, 2007, at 10:45 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote:
If you have not ordered before April 10th, we would appreciate your
holding off emailing us for status as much as
Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft eric at elecraft.com Tue Oct 9 09:53:24
EDT 2007
If all goes well, we will ship the first K3s today.
:-)
--
Eric, what's the rush? You can relax, you've got until the end of the
week. Take a few days and go fishing or
- Original Message -
From: Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Now where is that hot shower and breakfast?...
Real engineers don't wash - you should know that by now.
Congratulations - shipping the first release is always a thrill for you and
the howling masses.
Keep
DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL wrote:
Fellow K3 droolers
Seems that every time I post a friendly reminder (actually more like
when my anxiousness becomes extreme) about the weekly communication
promised by the Aptos crew, I get a bunch of private emails (and some
not private) giving me the last shipping
Ian J Maude wrote:
DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL wrote:
Fellow K3 droolers
Seems that every time I post a friendly reminder (actually more like
when my anxiousness becomes extreme) about the weekly communication
promised by the Aptos crew, I get a bunch of private emails (and some
not private) giving me
It appears that tomorrow is the big day! Haven't seen any updates
pushing the ship date out any further. You guys can start checking your mail
boxes after tomorrow. I bet some have specified overnight shipping. That's
what I would do. Who's going to be first on the air?
Stan Rife
Notice the web status page says week of October 8th.
Still waiting too
Phil K8MBY
- Original Message -
From: Stan Rife [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 1:52 PM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 status update is not the same as when
Eric,
Thanks for the detailed update. Thanks also for shipping out the balun kit's
I ordered in good time despite the amount of stuff going on - storage
space must be getting interesting!
Regards to the team,
Paul M1PAF
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL
I regret adding to the noise but I didn't see this in the FAQ and I'm
curious about it.
Are you making any effort to ship the K3's in the order that orders were
received or is there some other algorithm being applied? (For example, it
might depend on what options a person selected, what part of
Hi Eric Craig,
@Eric - The update sounds very exciting! Thank you.
I realize this is a trivial question, but for those of us who take some
degree of pride in low serial numbers, the answers to these questions would
be at least interesting.
@Craig - I had to ask Elecraft to delay my K3 until
On Sat, 29 Sep 2007, Craig Rairdin wrote:
I realize this is a trivial question, but for those of us who take some
degree of pride in low serial numbers, the answers to these questions would
be at least interesting.
Some folks take great pride in building their radios, while others feel more
Bored? No, but getting more sleep is a nice goal! ;-)
We're getting very, very, close. Its always these last minute delays
that drive you (and us) crazy.
73, Eric WA6HHQ
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Don Rasmussen wrote:
Oh well, it was fun dreaming the balloon had gone
up, but I'm pretty sure even with the
- Original Message -
From: Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft [EMAIL PROTECTED]
We appreciate your patience as we get the final pieces in place to ship
your K3s.
Thanks Eric, main thing is that you and Wayne stay same. I've had friends
crack up running similar operations to yours - best
Hallo Eric, Wayne the rest of the Gang of K3,
Thank you very much for the detailed update!
While the new delay is a pity, I much prefer that you take your time, do it
right, get some sleep, spend time with your loved ones and continue find delight
in doing what are doing.
vy 73 de toby
Thanks for the update, Eric. I know the K3 is going to be worth the
wait. Anticipation is part of the pleasure, like thinking about that
cool pint of beer after a long walk in the mountains, when you can see
the pub in the distance but it takes longer than expected to actually
get there.
--
It's great that we are closing in on the first deliveries now. Being in
the line for the 2nd production run I can't wait to hear for all you
lucky First-Production-Run-Guys.
I am actually quite satisfied with the delays! In my daily work in a
production company with RD as an important parameter
No problem guys... I'm happy to wait. I ran into the same problems on a
much smaller scale (2 PCBs, ~110 part numbers) when I launched my
LP-100. I have a special place in my heart for the guys who waited 4
months after ordering for the initial product shipments. Unless you've
been there,
Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft wrote:
We appreciate your patience as we get the final pieces in place to ship
your K3s. From now until we ship we will post weekly updates on K3
shipping here on the Elecraft list and on our web page. We'll also be
posting the pre-release version of the K3
after persisting against Commonwealth Edison for OVER A YEAR AND
ONE HALF... even after intervention by the FCC causing no ComEd
action, and then our state commerce commission finally got it
fixedS9 line noise from 3 poles,
I KNOW ,,, IF YOU CAN'T HEAR IT , YOU CAN'T WORK IT,
no amount
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