How about an Elecraft Bulletin Board?
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How about an Elecraft Bulletin Board?
 
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Greetings. I was just thinking to myself how slow the Elecraft reflector
was yesterday on Friday, 4/27. What a difference a day makes! Wow. Certainly there is a lot of well-justified excitement (frenzy?) over the awesome newly announced K3. Congratulations Elecraft and I know it will continue the tradition of innovation and excellence we have come to know and appreciate from your company! On another note . . . . there is now another real "interest" out there among Elecraft fans, while some are still mainly interested in the K2, some in the K1, some now in the K3, some in other Elecraft kits and tools, and some in all of it. Those that are building or enhancing or troubleshooting a K2 may not be as interested in all of the whirlwind surrounding the K3 (which, again, is justified). So I was wondering if you (Eric or Wayne) have ever considered an Eham type bulletin board where you had sections of interest as a means of communication and information? This may be especially useful as your product line becomes more diverse, along with the interests of your customers. Just a thought. You guys are so innovative an open to customer input and we appreciate it. Keep up the good work and thanks for giving us a great new product to learn about and enjoy. 73, Mike N4JX K1/4 #2319 K2 #6042 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Well, they do have the elecraft e-group on Yahoo Groups, though I am aware
that some people have an aversion to that particular site for some odd reason. Using something like that would simplify things to some extent. Matthew D. Pitts N8OHU K2 #5956 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Geddes" <[hidden email]> To: "Elecraft" <[hidden email]> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 9:11 PM Subject: [Elecraft] How about an Elecraft Bulletin Board? > Greetings. I was just thinking to myself how slow the Elecraft reflector > was yesterday on Friday, 4/27. What a difference a day makes! Wow. > Certainly there is a lot of well-justified excitement (frenzy?) over the > awesome newly announced K3. Congratulations Elecraft and I know it will > continue the tradition of innovation and excellence we have come to know > and appreciate from your company! > > On another note . . . . there is now another real "interest" out there > among Elecraft fans, while some are still mainly interested in the K2, > some in the K1, some now in the K3, some in other Elecraft kits and tools, > and some in all of it. Those that are building or enhancing or > troubleshooting a K2 may not be as interested in all of the whirlwind > surrounding the K3 (which, again, is justified). So I was wondering if > you (Eric or Wayne) have ever considered an Eham type bulletin board where > you had sections of interest as a means of communication and information? > This may be especially useful as your product line becomes more diverse, > along with the interests of your customers. > > Just a thought. You guys are so innovative an open to customer input and > we appreciate it. Keep up the good work and thanks for giving us a great > new product to learn about and enjoy. > > 73, > Mike > N4JX > > K1/4 #2319 > K2 #6042 > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Mike,
Give it a couple days for the frenzy to settle down and things will get back to normal. There is still plenty of interest in the K2, K1 and KX1 here on the reflector. 60+ messages on the K3 is the exception - but it *IS* exciting. I appreciate the fact that all products can be discussed on a common forum. 73, Don W3FPR Mike Geddes wrote: > > On another note . . . . there is now another real "interest" out there > among Elecraft fans, while some are still mainly interested in the K2, > some in the K1, some now in the K3, some in other Elecraft kits and > tools, and some in all of it. Those that are building or enhancing or > troubleshooting a K2 may not be as interested in all of the whirlwind > surrounding the K3 (which, again, is justified). So I was wondering if > you (Eric or Wayne) have ever considered an Eham type bulletin board > where you had sections of interest as a means of communication and > information? This may be especially useful as your product line becomes > more diverse, along with the interests of your customers. > > Just a thought. You guys are so innovative an open to customer input and > we appreciate it. Keep up the good work and thanks for giving us a great > new product to learn about and enjoy. > > 73, > Mike > N4JX > > K1/4 #2319 > K2 #6042 > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > > Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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I don't know if many of you have taken note of this, but...
At Hamvention this year there will be *three* new radios that weren't there last year. They are all moderate to high-end rigs, and they are all from the US. The last time I saw this level of activity among US ham equipment manufacturers was in the mid '60s when Swan and Drake and SBE were challenging Hallicrafters and National and Hammarlund and Collins. Oh yes, back then, as I was a 13-year old kid just entering the hobby, I kept being assured by all the old timers that Amateur radio was dying, RM-499 (Incentive Licensing) was going to kill it, what was the ARRL thinking? For those who wring their hands and say Amateur radio is dead, it has no relevance in the 21st century except during hurricanes, all products are made in Asia -- just look at the confidence being expressed in Amateur radio, and its future, by the substantial investments these three companies have just made. Naturally, I think you should get a K3 if you are in the market for a high-performance radio. If you aren't, then you should get two :-) I hope to see you at Dayton in just under three weeks! 73, Lyle KK7P _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Mike Geddes wrote:
> So I was wondering if you (Eric or Wayne) have ever considered an Eham > type bulletin board where you had sections of interest as a means of > communication and information? This may be especially useful as your > product line becomes more diverse, along with the interests of your > customers. Mike, I can see your point, but I think the K3 energy will dissipate to a normal background level before we could even implement such a change. This has been our experience in the past. If the K3 is the exception, we could set up a Yahoo group for it. tnx Wayne N6KR --- http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Hello Wayne,
>> So I was wondering if you (Eric or Wayne) have ever considered an Eham >> type bulletin board where you had sections of interest as a means of >> communication and information? This may be especially useful as your >> product line becomes more diverse, along with the interests of your >> customers. > > Mike, > > I can see your point, but I think the K3 energy will dissipate to a > normal background level before we could even implement such a change. > This has been our experience in the past. If the K3 is the exception, we > could set up a Yahoo group for it. Please don't do it! THIS is THE Elecraft list. -- 72/73 de Ingo, DK3RED - Don't forget: the fun is the power! [hidden email] - www.qrp4fun.de DL-QRP-AG #824 - www.dl-qrp-ag.de QRP ARCI #11295 - www.qrparci.org DARC #2360404 - www.darc.de _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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On 4/28/07, Lyle Johnson <[hidden email]> wrote:
> For those who wring their hands and say Amateur radio is dead, it has no > relevance in the 21st century except during hurricanes, all products are > made in Asia -- just look at the confidence being expressed in Amateur > radio, and its future, by the substantial investments these three > companies have just made. What you say is true but I think it ALSO worth noting that at least two of those three new radios are coming from American firms who are continuously improving the process of "community". Elecraft is the premiere pioneer of this methodology and I think the results speak for themselves. Eric and Wayne created a community around the K2 and most of us feel that via email we can trade barbs, comments and suggestions with the end result often being an upgrade, mod, new product, or at the very least - a well written explanantion as to why "adding a small internal combustion engine generator to the K2" is probably not such a great idea... It's obvious that Wayne and Eric have the talent to engineer and bring brilliant products to market ... but I think the fact that they actually use their own products on a regular basis and are so readily agreeable and accessible to talk about them is not only unique, but it's the secret "mojo" behind the Elecraft business model. Besides, it's downright "fun" being part of such a dynamic community! 73 de Jeff, KE9V K2 #524 KX1 #1066 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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