It Just Takes Time
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All these musings about AM and FM modes and such are interesting reading. It all takes time. In a year or two, The K3 will be a better radio with all the bells and whistles you want. It just takes time. We live in a linear time universe...and on this planet....time is a constant....which I am sure will be debated as well. I am not a physicist...but my Momma always said I had to wait until the cookies were done baking. "The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time." Abraham Lincoln "I've seen the future, and it's much like the present -- only longer." Dan Quisenberry "There is time for everything" Thomas Edison Lee Buller "Are the trains running on time now?" In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense. Is Common Sense divine? _______________________________________________ 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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"...but my Momma always said I had to wait until the cookies were done
baking." Amen! Mr. Carey Magee K2RNY Rochester, NY Grid: FN13ef Quoting Lee Buller <[hidden email]>: > > > All these musings about AM and FM modes and such are interesting > reading. It all takes time. > > In a year or two, The K3 will be a better radio with all the bells > and whistles you want. > > It just takes time. > > We live in a linear time universe...and on this planet....time is a > constant....which I am sure will be debated as well. I am not a > physicist...but my Momma always said I had to wait until the cookies > were done baking. > > "The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a > time." Abraham Lincoln > > "I've seen the future, and it's much like the present -- only longer." > Dan Quisenberry > > "There is time for everything" > Thomas Edison > > Lee Buller > "Are the trains running on time now?" > > > > > In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. > If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use > it. If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody > who has some Common Sense. Is Common Sense divine? > _______________________________________________ > 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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Yes, being patient is tough. Development in such an open environment
can lead to grousing, but the increased feedback, compared to a relatively small number of testers, will eventually pay off with a much better design than if Elecraft had decided to freeze the firmware before releasing the K3. I see a lot of similar complaints on one of the forums for Directv satellite receivers (I have been involved in some of their field tests). It often seems like the developmental process is really slow (and sometimes it is) but I, for one, appreciate the visibility of what is happening (some of that is just the engineer in me trying to come to terms with being retired). 73, Bob N7XY _______________________________________________ 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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In reply to this post by k0wa@swbell.net
IMHO, that is said most poetically in the King James version of the
Bible - Ecclesiastes 3:1: "To every thing there is a season, and a time for every purpose under the heaven." Pete Seegar also wrote and performed a very nice musical interpretation of that passage. All good things will be available in their own time. Unfortunately, there is not unanimous support for the order of things - but fortunately, the principles at Elecraft are receptive to customer input and are willing to alter the priority order if there is sufficient support among the customer community. 73, Don W3FPR Lee Buller wrote: > All these musings about AM and FM modes and such are interesting reading. It all takes time. > > In a year or two, The K3 will be a better radio with all the bells and whistles you want. > > It just takes time. > > We live in a linear time universe...and on this planet....time is a constant....which I am sure will be debated as well. I am not a physicist...but my Momma always said I had to wait until the cookies were done baking. > > "The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time." Abraham Lincoln > > "I've seen the future, and it's much like the present -- only longer." > Dan Quisenberry > > "There is time for everything" > Thomas Edison > > 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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There are MANY great things about he Elecraft radios :
I do not have to take it all or leave it : I order it or add options to suit what I want. Even though I order it now, I can download the latest and greatest firmware and have the improvements as they become available. I don't have to wait until they think they have it perfect AND I don't have to settle for what they thought was perfect when they finally go there. It CAN be "fixed". I have been a technician all of my life and I love that I can go in and do the alignment and measurements for myself and even save a few bucks (important to me) by doing the assembly myself. The customer service is second to none. Who else actually responds to questions and answers them AND LISTENS to what is being said? We can actually TALK to real people that we can understand and that actually DO the work. The product rates TOP SHELF. Suggestions? Of course. There is something I would like to see BUT it doesn't rate anywhere near the priority level of the things that must be on the list at this time. Will I clutter the list by mentioning it now? No. Do I have to live without it because I ordered my radio now? Probably not. It can be written (IF they think it is worthy), downloaded and installed later. Am I willing to wait, of course. I would rather have them there for the long term than "getting tired of it" from too much pressure. We have a great group of people out there and I greatly appreciate them. At this time, I have only started the slowest procession of calendar days in my life. Carefully watching the order to ship dates duration and continually recalculating the arrival date of my own K3. Business interest in Elecraft? No, just that they are building my perfect radio (kit) and I want them to still be there in a year or two or ten. Thanks guys and gals, 73, de Jim KG0KP ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee Buller" <[hidden email]> To: "Elecraft Reflector" <[hidden email]> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 10:26 AM Subject: [Elecraft] It Just Takes Time All these musings about AM and FM modes and such are interesting reading. It all takes time. In a year or two, The K3 will be a better radio with all the bells and whistles you want. It just takes time. We live in a linear time universe...and on this planet....time is a constant....which I am sure will be debated as well. I am not a physicist...but my Momma always said I had to wait until the cookies were done baking. "The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time." Abraham Lincoln "I've seen the future, and it's much like the present -- only longer." Dan Quisenberry "There is time for everything" Thomas Edison Lee Buller "Are the trains running on time now?" In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense. Is Common Sense divine? _______________________________________________ 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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Order date Oct 12, 2007
Shipped date Apr 11, 2008 (6 Months delay) Arrival date Apr 18, 2008 SN 691 K3/100 kit with 400 Hz 8 pole filter, kxv3 interface, K3 2nd RX on backorder. Jerry W4UK _______________________________________________ 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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