K3s Start Shipping!

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ]

The first production K3s started shipping today! (Oct 9th) :-)  We
worked overtime last week and through the weekend to get everything in
order. We had the usual last minute glitches (missing hardware we
thought we had received, MORE toroid winding in Aptos, minor PCB
assembly errors, documentation snafu's etc.) but we were able to resolve
everything in time for shipping today. Whew!

Here's a picture of Lisa with the first K3/100 kit of this batch going
out the door. :-)
http://www.elecraft.com/K3/Lisa%20with%20K3%20a%20sm.JPG

After today's batch of K3s we will pause shipping for two days to let
the dust settle and to make doubly sure we have everything in proper
order. We will continue testing and packaging the K3 kits tomorrow and
Thursday. We'll resume shipping on Friday and should continue shipping
on a daily basis, Monday-Friday, after that. This week we are beginning
with the kit versions of the K3. Mid next week the first built K3s will
begin rolling out the door.

The rest of this week we will be contacting those of you that will be
shipping over the next two weeks. Due to the very high number of orders
that we received the first day at Visalia and via FAX/Internet (actually
the first couple of weeks!) we will not be shipping all the first day
orders on the first day, or two, or three. :-)  But we are working hard
to get everyone's K3 out the door quickly.  Initial shipment rates will
of course start out in small groups and slowly accelerate to more units
per day as we ramp up. But our top priority to to make sure we get you a
complete and quality product. Please be patient with us. We're just as
anxious as you to get your radio on its way.

The K3 Operating manual is complete and I'll be posting it and the K3
option manuals to the web by end of day tomorrow. I'll post a note here
when they are on-line.

Now, where is that champagne...

73, Eric   WA6HHQ







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[k4tmc]

BRAVO!

Now...don't drink too much of that bubbly stuff.

73,
Henry - K4TMC


-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft <[hidden email]>
To: Elecraft List <[hidden email]>
Sent: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 9:48 pm
Subject: [Elecraft] K3s Start Shipping!









The first production K3s started shipping today! (Oct 9th) :-)  We
worked overtime last week and through the weekend to get everything in
order. We had the usual last minute glitches (missing hardware we
thought we had received, MORE toroid winding in Aptos, minor PCB
assembly errors, documentation snafu's etc.) but we were able to
resolve
everything in time for shipping today. Whew!


Here's a picture of Lisa with the first K3/100 kit of this batch going
out the door. :-)

http://www.elecraft.com/K3/Lisa%20with%20K3%20a%20sm.JPG


After today's batch of K3s we will pause shipping for two days to let
the dust settle and to make doubly sure we have everything in proper
order. We will continue testing and packaging the K3 kits tomorrow and
Thursday. We'll resume shipping on Friday and should continue shipping
on a daily basis, Monday-Friday, after that. This week we are beginning
with the kit versions of the K3. Mid next week the first built K3s will
begin rolling out the door.


The rest of this week we will be contacting those of you that will be
shipping over the next two weeks. Due to the very high number of orders
that we received the first day at Visalia and via FAX/Internet
(actually
the first couple of weeks!) we will not be shipping all the first day
orders on the first day, or two, or three. :-)  But we are working hard
to get everyone's K3 out the door quickly.  Initial shipment rates will
of course start out in small groups and slowly accelerate to more units
per day as we ramp up. But our top priority to to make sure we get you
a
complete and quality product. Please be patient with us. We're just as
anxious as you to get your radio on its way.


The K3 Operating manual is complete and I'll be posting it and the K3
option manuals to the web by end of day tomorrow. I'll post a note here
when they are on-line.


Now, where is that champagne...


73, Eric   WA6HHQ








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[srife]

        Outstanding Eric. I knew it was going to happen today. Actually I
thought it would be yesterday, but I forgot about the holiday (I KNOW you
guys took the holiday). ;-)

        I was just putting my order together and figuring out what I could
live without for now, but the live without list was pretty short.


Stan Rife
W5EWA
Houston, TX
K2 S/N 4216

-----Original Message-----
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Elecraft
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 8:48 PM
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Subject: [Elecraft] K3s Start Shipping!

The first production K3s started shipping today! (Oct 9th) :-)  We
worked overtime last week and through the weekend to get everything in
order. We had the usual last minute glitches (missing hardware we
thought we had received, MORE toroid winding in Aptos, minor PCB
assembly errors, documentation snafu's etc.) but we were able to resolve
everything in time for shipping today. Whew!

Here's a picture of Lisa with the first K3/100 kit of this batch going
out the door. :-)
http://www.elecraft.com/K3/Lisa%20with%20K3%20a%20sm.JPG

After today's batch of K3s we will pause shipping for two days to let
the dust settle and to make doubly sure we have everything in proper
order. We will continue testing and packaging the K3 kits tomorrow and
Thursday. We'll resume shipping on Friday and should continue shipping
on a daily basis, Monday-Friday, after that. This week we are beginning
with the kit versions of the K3. Mid next week the first built K3s will
begin rolling out the door.

The rest of this week we will be contacting those of you that will be
shipping over the next two weeks. Due to the very high number of orders
that we received the first day at Visalia and via FAX/Internet (actually
the first couple of weeks!) we will not be shipping all the first day
orders on the first day, or two, or three. :-)  But we are working hard
to get everyone's K3 out the door quickly.  Initial shipment rates will
of course start out in small groups and slowly accelerate to more units
per day as we ramp up. But our top priority to to make sure we get you a
complete and quality product. Please be patient with us. We're just as
anxious as you to get your radio on its way.

The K3 Operating manual is complete and I'll be posting it and the K3
option manuals to the web by end of day tomorrow. I'll post a note here
when they are on-line.

Now, where is that champagne...

73, Eric   WA6HHQ







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[Darwin, Keith]

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Here's a picture of Lisa with the first K3/100 kit of this batch going
out the door. :-)
http://www.elecraft.com/K3/Lisa%20with%20K3%20a%20sm.JPG
-------------------------

Awe, man, she's beautiful.  Would you look at her!  All dressed in white
with a cute little red dimple.  She looks like a radiant bride adorned
for her husband.  And look at that figure, that shape.  I'd guess her
measurements to be near perfect 24 x 24 x 30.

And she's being held by a very attractive, very classy woman.

:-)

- Keith N1AS -
- K2 5411.ssb.100 -
- K3 wave 3 -
- "I sure hope I don't get in trouble for this ..." -
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[Brett gazdzinski-2]

 
I assume the people who were sent their K3's got
an email and payment info before the K3's were sent, so
there is no reason for me to camp out by the mail box
till I get some sort of communication...

Not that I would not mind it just showing up
tomorrow...

Brett
N2DTS


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