Now Would Be A Really Good Time for You to Review the K3

[Gary Hvizdak]

All,

    The K3 just received a 2 out of 5 review on the eHam.net website!  Even
though the K3's overall rating is still at 4.8 out of 5, let's see how
quickly the Elecraft community can move this 2 of 5 review to the second
page!

    You can add a review of your own via the following link ...
http://www.eham.net/reviews/addreview/6673 and please following the posted
guideline of just reviewing the K3 and not commenting on other reviews!

73,
Gary  KI4GGX
K3 #2724

P.S. My K3 is still only half-built, so I'm not in a position to add a
review of my own.

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[M0XDF]

been there, done that :-)

Gary, why not post a review of how you feel, half way through a build?
Then follow it up with one after you've completed it!

Oh and if you want to rebut the 2/5 review and put your hand up for  
Elecraft as one of THE best companies you've ever dealt with (I can  
think of only a couple of others), you can do that at http://www.eham.net/forums/CompanyReviews 
  (search for Elecraft to add to existing comments or just start a new  
thread).

73 de M0XDF, K3 #174

BTW, this sig. was picked by random - maybe OSX is sentient!
--
The high minded man must care more for the truth than for what people
think. -Aristotle, philosopher (384-322 BCE)

On 14 Apr 2009, at 04:15, Gary Hvizdak wrote:

> All,
>
>    The K3 just received a 2 out of 5 review on the eHam.net  
> website!  Even
> though the K3's overall rating is still at 4.8 out of 5, let's see how
> quickly the Elecraft community can move this 2 of 5 review to the  
> second
> page!
>
>    You can add a review of your own via the following link ...
> http://www.eham.net/reviews/addreview/6673 and please following the  
> posted
> guideline of just reviewing the K3 and not commenting on other  
> reviews!
>
> 73,
> Gary  KI4GGX
> K3 #2724
>
> P.S. My K3 is still only half-built, so I'm not in a position to add a
> review of my own.

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[Julius Fazekas n2wn]

This review doesn't sound like it's really about the radio itself, but a problem(s). I would put it done to frustration as the reviewer seems to be a decent guy from my limited contact with him.

That and pushing 3000 K3s sold speaks volumes for the radio itself :o)

soon to have a second K3 ;o)

73,
Julius

Gary Hvizdak wrote

All,

    The K3 just received a 2 out of 5 review on the eHam.net website!  Even
though the K3's overall rating is still at 4.8 out of 5, let's see how
quickly the Elecraft community can move this 2 of 5 review to the second
page!

    You can add a review of your own via the following link ...
http://www.eham.net/reviews/addreview/6673 and please following the posted
guideline of just reviewing the K3 and not commenting on other reviews!

73,
Gary  KI4GGX
K3 #2724

P.S. My K3 is still only half-built, so I'm not in a position to add a
review of my own.

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[Andrey Stoev]

Last time I checked - eHam.net accepts reviews with rating other than 5/5. There are no specific rules about what you should evaluate and if somebody has a problem with a radio - that is his experience and grounds for rating. From your post looks like you are trying to summon the "Church of Elecraft" on a crusade against 2/5 reviewer, although your radio is still not complete, so you can’t really know how it is going to turn out for you! Such blind (or rather “mindless”) "religious" following does not help Elecraft nor it helps the prospective buyers! Actually, it doesn't help anyone! It is a misunderstood form of support for otherwise great company!
"let's see how quickly the Elecraft community can move this 2 of 5 review to the second  page!"
Out of sight - out of mind? If there are problems with a radio, even with single units - people must know! The reviews are there also to testify about the radio's reliability and the ability of the Support to fix the problems!
" just reviewing the K3 and not commenting on other reviews!" - well said! Now if you can follow your own advice it would be great instead of asking us to move an "inconvenient" review just because someone “dared” to leave less than perfect review!

73
de Andrey, AE1Z

---- Gary Hvizdak <[hidden email]> wrote:

> All,
>
>     The K3 just received a 2 out of 5 review on the eHam.net website!  Even
> though the K3's overall rating is still at 4.8 out of 5, let's see how
> quickly the Elecraft community can move this 2 of 5 review to the second
> page!
>
>     You can add a review of your own via the following link ...
> http://www.eham.net/reviews/addreview/6673 and please following the posted
> guideline of just reviewing the K3 and not commenting on other reviews!
>
> 73,
> Gary  KI4GGX
> K3 #2724
>
> P.S. My K3 is still only half-built, so I'm not in a position to add a
> review of my own.
>
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[N5GE]

>---- Gary Hvizdak <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> All,
>>
>>     The K3 just received a 2 out of 5 review on the eHam.net website!  Even
>> though the K3's overall rating is still at 4.8 out of 5, let's see how
>> quickly the Elecraft community can move this 2 of 5 review to the second
>> page!
[snip]

Ballot stuffing is not the way to go.  If you want to give the K3 a
good review, then do so, but don't do it to punish someone else for
giving their opinion.

Tom, N5GE
K3 #806, K3 #1055
XV144, XV432
W1 and other small kits.
http://www.n5ge.com

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[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ]

Let's end this thread.

We appreciate the support, but we do not want people to overreact by
flooding eHam, attacking the reviewer etc. He has a legitimate problem
and we are working with him to determine if its the K3 or his external
set up. (The K3 had been working perfectly for him for several months
prior to his problem.)

He contacted us regarding this problem for the first time via email on
late last Friday, April 10th. Gary responded to him at 9:46 PM that
night. (We work late at Elecraft.) Several more emails were exchanged as
Gary tried to figure out the odd problem. Among other things, the
customer had just  installed the -beta test- software and we asked him
to go back to the last formal release to make sure there was not a
problem in the beta. We're waiting for his response. Wayne also saw a
post from him on Monday and tried to contact him to help.

We certainly were surprised by his Monday eHam posting, since we had
responded quickly and were actively corresponding with him, but we also
understand that one can get very frustrated when they do not understand
why their rig is acting odd. I'm sure many of you have felt the same in
the past when confronted with odd problems with your ham gear. We have
pretty thick skins, so we stay focused on fixing the problem, not the
review.

Our goal is to solve your problems, provide you with the best radio
possible and keep you happy as our customers. Period. :-)  We'll get
this one figured out for him too.

73, Eric   WA6HHQ
Elecraft

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