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I am a bit depressed about the lack of feedback from Elecraft about the K4. I’ve sent emails to Eric and Wayne, with no response. Telephone calls to Elecraft seem to indicate they have no idea either about what is going on. I am in the first group for the K4, but think this is unlikely to ever ship!
In the meantime, I am running my K3/P3/KPA500/KTA500. Works well. So, the purpose of this email is to generate information about what I should purchase to replace the K3. My predominant operation is high speed CW, so ask is very important to me. Maybe the Kenwood? Your thoughts are solicited! Tom W4KX ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Tom,
The Kenwood TS-890 is on my short list should I grow too impatient waiting for the K-4. I have almost pulled the trigger many times on it. That said, earlier in this waiting process I bought a Flex 6400M and almost immediately regretted it. Great radio, but not an Elecraft and not for me. I sold it and am now focusing on working my KX3 and KX2 QRP in the field. Getting a new shiny transceiver now is wonderful, but if it isn’t the one you really want, you may have buyers remorse later. Luckily I only lost about $400 on my Flex folly. I’m waiting for the K4 and I’m in the second group so I still have a long wait. Maybe this time next year. John WB3EYB > On Oct 8, 2020, at 11:28 AM, Tom Doligalski via Elecraft <[hidden email]> wrote: > > I am a bit depressed about the lack of feedback from Elecraft about the K4. I’ve sent emails to Eric and Wayne, with no response. Telephone calls to Elecraft seem to indicate they have no idea either about what is going on. I am in the first group for the K4, but think this is unlikely to ever ship! > > In the meantime, I am running my K3/P3/KPA500/KTA500. Works well. > > So, the purpose of this email is to generate information about what I should purchase to replace the K3. My predominant operation is high speed CW, so ask is very important to me. > > Maybe the Kenwood? > > Your thoughts are solicited! > > Tom W4KX > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Thanks. I finally got ny refund for first group K4D. Was looking at a 6400,
because I don't do cw right now, but will take a look at the 890 as well. 73 Scott AD6YT On Thu, Oct 8, 2020, 8:47 AM John Shingara <[hidden email]> wrote: > Tom, > > The Kenwood TS-890 is on my short list should I grow too impatient waiting > for the K-4. I have almost pulled the trigger many times on it. > > That said, earlier in this waiting process I bought a Flex 6400M and > almost immediately regretted it. Great radio, but not an Elecraft and not > for me. I sold it and am now focusing on working my KX3 and KX2 QRP in the > field. Getting a new shiny transceiver now is wonderful, but if it isn’t > the one you really want, you may have buyers remorse later. Luckily I only > lost about $400 on my Flex folly. I’m waiting for the K4 and I’m in the > second group so I still have a long wait. Maybe this time next year. > > John > WB3EYB > > > On Oct 8, 2020, at 11:28 AM, Tom Doligalski via Elecraft < > [hidden email]> wrote: > > > > I am a bit depressed about the lack of feedback from Elecraft about the > K4. I’ve sent emails to Eric and Wayne, with no response. Telephone calls > to Elecraft seem to indicate they have no idea either about what is going > on. I am in the first group for the K4, but think this is unlikely to ever > ship! > > > > In the meantime, I am running my K3/P3/KPA500/KTA500. Works well. > > > > So, the purpose of this email is to generate information about what I > should purchase to replace the K3. My predominant operation is high speed > CW, so ask is very important to me. > > > > Maybe the Kenwood? > > > > Your thoughts are solicited! > > > > Tom W4KX > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to [hidden email] > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Sorry for the infrequent communications from our end. We're all working OT on manufacturing ramp-up.
Eric will be doing an update very soon. 73, Wayne N6KR > On Oct 8, 2020, at 8:46 AM, John Shingara <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Tom, > > The Kenwood TS-890 is on my short list should I grow too impatient waiting for the K-4. I have almost pulled the trigger many times on it. > > That said, earlier in this waiting process I bought a Flex 6400M and almost immediately regretted it. Great radio, but not an Elecraft and not for me. I sold it and am now focusing on working my KX3 and KX2 QRP in the field. Getting a new shiny transceiver now is wonderful, but if it isn’t the one you really want, you may have buyers remorse later. Luckily I only lost about $400 on my Flex folly. I’m waiting for the K4 and I’m in the second group so I still have a long wait. Maybe this time next year. > > John > WB3EYB > >> On Oct 8, 2020, at 11:28 AM, Tom Doligalski via Elecraft <[hidden email]> wrote: >> >> I am a bit depressed about the lack of feedback from Elecraft about the K4. I’ve sent emails to Eric and Wayne, with no response. Telephone calls to Elecraft seem to indicate they have no idea either about what is going on. I am in the first group for the K4, but think this is unlikely to ever ship! >> >> In the meantime, I am running my K3/P3/KPA500/KTA500. Works well. >> >> So, the purpose of this email is to generate information about what I should purchase to replace the K3. My predominant operation is high speed CW, so ask is very important to me. >> >> Maybe the Kenwood? >> >> Your thoughts are solicited! >> >> Tom W4KX >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[hidden email] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [hidden email] > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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> So, the purpose of this email is to generate information about
> what I should purchase to replace the K3. My predominant operation > is high speed CW, so ask is very important to me. > > Maybe the Kenwood? > > Your thoughts are solicited! > > Tom W4KX Get a KX2. It will probably be at least a couple of years before announcement of its replacement will make it instantly obsolete and unusable in the manner that the K4 obviously has made your K3 for you. :-) Mike / KK5F ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Yea, Good news. Get some sleep though. TU Doug EI2CNSent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. -------- Original message --------From: Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> Date: 08/10/2020 16:59 (GMT+00:00) To: John Shingara <[hidden email]> Cc: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K4 replacement? Sorry for the infrequent communications from our end. We're all working OT on manufacturing ramp-up.Eric will be doing an update very soon.73,WayneN6KR> On Oct 8, 2020, at 8:46 AM, John Shingara <[hidden email]> wrote:> > Tom,> > The Kenwood TS-890 is on my short list should I grow too impatient waiting for the K-4. I have almost pulled the trigger many times on it. > > That said, earlier in this waiting process I bought a Flex 6400M and almost immediately regretted it. Great radio, but not an Elecraft and not for me. I sold it and am now focusing on working my KX3 and KX2 QRP in the field. Getting a new shiny transceiver now is wonderful, but if it isn’t the one you really want, you may have buyers remorse later. Luckily I only lost about $400 on my Flex folly. I’m waiting for the K4 and I’m in the second group so I still have a long wait. Maybe this time next year. > > John> WB3EYB > >> On Oct 8, 2020, at 11:28 AM, Tom Doligalski via Elecraft <[hidden email]> wrote:>> >> I am a bit depressed about the lack of feedback from Elecraft about the K4. I’ve sent emails to Eric and Wayne, with no response. Telephone calls to Elecraft seem to indicate they have no idea either about what is going on. I am in the first group for the K4, but think this is unlikely to ever ship!>> >> In the meantime, I am running my K3/P3/KPA500/KTA500. Works well.>> >> So, the purpose of this email is to generate information about what I should purchase to replace the K3. My predominant operation is high speed CW, so ask is very important to me.>> >> Maybe the Kenwood? >> >> Your thoughts are solicited!>> >> Tom W4KX>> ______________________________________________________________>> Elecraft mailing list>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm>> Post: mailto:[hidden email]>> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html>> Message delivered to [hidden email]> ______________________________________________________________> Elecraft mailing list> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> Post: mailto:[hidden email]> > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html> Message delivered to n6kr@elecraft.com______________________________________________________________Elecraft mailing listHome: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraftHelp: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htmPost: mailto:[hidden email] list hosted by: http://www.qsl.netPlease help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.htmlMessage delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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On 10/7/2020 5:41 PM, Tom Doligalski via Elecraft wrote:
> I am a bit depressed about the lack of feedback from Elecraft about the K4. There's been quite a bit from Wayne on this reflector, and updates in their monthly update. You may have heard that there's a pandemic, and the west coast has been experiencing massive wildfires. Both of these disasters have caused huge disruption of our lives, businesses, the supply chain for every imaginable product. My neighbor K6XX, a manufacturing engineer at Elecraft, lost the superstation he had built from scratch on 80 acres he had cleared himself. That same fire burned out three other neighbor hams, and stopped at the edge of the road bordering our land. 73, Jim K9YC ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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On 10/8/2020 3:57 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On 10/7/2020 5:41 PM, Tom Doligalski via Elecraft wrote: >> I am a bit depressed about the lack of feedback from Elecraft about >> the K4. > > There's been quite a bit from Wayne on this reflector, and updates in > their monthly update. You may have heard that there's a pandemic, and > the west coast has been experiencing massive wildfires. I'm one of the Elecraft engineers who lost his home in the California wildfires. I lost a loaded K3, two of Rose's cases, P3/SVGA/TX-MON, K2, KX3, PX3, W2, XG3, XG50, T1 and lots of other ham and test equipment. Not to mention my house and all the rest of its contents. Now I get to start over. I'm just about to order some new QSL cards. My girlfriend wants me to buy some clothes, but first things first. :=) Alan N1AL ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Hey Alan
My heart goes out to you as your circumstances seem unimaginable to me. I think 2020 is a year not many of us want to remember and generally if we do not too much of it's positive. Your humor is admirable and should help all round including the un-male thing of having to do intensive clothes shopping. Paul W6PNG/M0SNA www.nomadic.blog <http://www.nomadic.blog/> > On Oct 8, 2020, at 7:17 PM, [hidden email] wrote: > > On 10/8/2020 3:57 PM, Jim Brown wrote: >> On 10/7/2020 5:41 PM, Tom Doligalski via Elecraft wrote: >>> I am a bit depressed about the lack of feedback from Elecraft about the K4. >> >> There's been quite a bit from Wayne on this reflector, and updates in their monthly update. You may have heard that there's a pandemic, and the west coast has been experiencing massive wildfires. > > I'm one of the Elecraft engineers who lost his home in the California wildfires. I lost a loaded K3, two of Rose's cases, P3/SVGA/TX-MON, K2, KX3, PX3, W2, XG3, XG50, T1 and lots of other ham and test equipment. Not to mention my house and all the rest of its contents. > > Now I get to start over. I'm just about to order some new QSL cards. > > My girlfriend wants me to buy some clothes, but first things first. :=) > > Alan N1AL > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Hi Tom,
If your current set up works well, why not just wait until the K4 is being delivered. Then choose. I have the same set up as you for the past ten years. Am happy to wait for the call to come to me for a K4. I am in group 2. 73, tom w7sua On 10/7/2020 5:41 PM, Tom Doligalski via Elecraft wrote: > I am a bit depressed about the lack of feedback from Elecraft about the K4. I’ve sent emails to Eric and Wayne, with no response. Telephone calls to Elecraft seem to indicate they have no idea either about what is going on. I am in the first group for the K4, but think this is unlikely to ever ship! > > In the meantime, I am running my K3/P3/KPA500/KTA500. Works well. > > So, the purpose of this email is to generate information about what I should purchase to replace the K3. My predominant operation is high speed CW, so ask is very important to me. > > Maybe the Kenwood? > > Your thoughts are solicited! > > Tom W4KX > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] > Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Sorry about that Alan.
Brian KB1VBF Sent from my iPad > On Oct 8, 2020, at 10:18 PM, [hidden email] wrote: > > On 10/8/2020 3:57 PM, Jim Brown wrote: >>> On 10/7/2020 5:41 PM, Tom Doligalski via Elecraft wrote: >>> I am a bit depressed about the lack of feedback from Elecraft about the K4. >> >> There's been quite a bit from Wayne on this reflector, and updates in their monthly update. You may have heard that there's a pandemic, and the west coast has been experiencing massive wildfires. > > I'm one of the Elecraft engineers who lost his home in the California wildfires. I lost a loaded K3, two of Rose's cases, P3/SVGA/TX-MON, K2, KX3, PX3, W2, XG3, XG50, T1 and lots of other ham and test equipment. Not to mention my house and all the rest of its contents. > > Now I get to start over. I'm just about to order some new QSL cards. > > My girlfriend wants me to buy some clothes, but first things first. :=) > > Alan N1AL > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Very sorry to hear this... I can only imagine. But at least you didn't lose
your sense of humor. Wes N7WS On 10/8/2020 7:17 PM, [hidden email] wrote: > > I'm one of the Elecraft engineers who lost his home in the California > wildfires. I lost a loaded K3, two of Rose's cases, P3/SVGA/TX-MON, K2, KX3, > PX3, W2, XG3, XG50, T1 and lots of other ham and test equipment. Not to > mention my house and all the rest of its contents. > > Now I get to start over. I'm just about to order some new QSL cards. > > My girlfriend wants me to buy some clothes, but first things first. :=) > > Alan N1AL ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Al:
Sorry to hear about your loss, terrible situation, but at least you are safe. -- *73 De Mike* *VE3YF _/http://www.ve3yf.com/_* ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Tom,
be patient, it pays off ! ----- 73 - Petr, OK1RP "Apple & Elecraft freak" B:http://ok1rp.blogspot.com MeWe: https://bit.ly/2HGPoDx MeWe: https://bit.ly/2FmwvDt -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email]
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Alan,
so sorry to hear about that. I am keeping fingers crossed to recover from that horrible situation. It is good to know that you with GF are safe and thinks positive. Many thanks for your great job in Elecraft! best 73, STAY SAFE! Petr, OK1RP ----- 73 - Petr, OK1RP "Apple & Elecraft freak" B:http://ok1rp.blogspot.com MeWe: https://bit.ly/2HGPoDx MeWe: https://bit.ly/2FmwvDt -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email]
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