TRANSLATION: K3 Subreceiver Status Update

[Phil Salas]

"Myself I don't consider this a debacle at all - what we are seeing is a
small high-tech company bringing out a product that is already surpassing
the competition in terms of performance and putting the release of a
flagship radio from one of the major Japanese manufacturers to shame."

I completely agree.  Should Elecraft have waited until everything was ready
before announcing the K3?  If they had, there wouldn't be 200+ K3s out there
and more shipping every day.  I'd rather have a K3 now without all the
options, rather than wait until everything was ready.

I spent 33 years in new product development (most of the time at
Rockwell/Collins).  I averaged a 20% development time overrun on new
products.  When you do innovative things for the first time, you really
cannot anticipate all the issues you will run into.  But it is best to be
optimistic on your schedules.  If you put out a pessimistic schedule (trying
to take everything into consideration), you will not have the sense of
urgency during the development, and you will still run into things that you
didn't anticipate.  I used to always say that it is MUCH better to miss an
optimistic schedule than to miss a pessimistic schedule.

I'm looking forward to receiving my K3.  Hopefully it will be here shortly.
And while I do want (and have ordered) the second receiver, I am willing to
wait for the optimally designed seconmd receiver.

Phil - AD5X

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[dave.wilburn]

Good stuff.  Makes sense.  The piece that keeps getting me, is that
people, much more experienced than I, are selling $10,000 rigs, to buy
a $2,000->$3,000 rig.  Makes me go....hmmmmmmmmm   ;)


Dave Wilburn
K4DGW
K2/100 - S/N 5982


Phil & Debbie Salas wrote:

> "Myself I don't consider this a debacle at all - what we are seeing is a
> small high-tech company bringing out a product that is already surpassing
> the competition in terms of performance and putting the release of a
> flagship radio from one of the major Japanese manufacturers to shame."
>
> I completely agree.  Should Elecraft have waited until everything was
> ready before announcing the K3?  If they had, there wouldn't be 200+ K3s
> out there and more shipping every day.  I'd rather have a K3 now without
> all the options, rather than wait until everything was ready.
>
> I spent 33 years in new product development (most of the time at
> Rockwell/Collins).  I averaged a 20% development time overrun on new
> products.  When you do innovative things for the first time, you really
> cannot anticipate all the issues you will run into.  But it is best to
> be optimistic on your schedules.  If you put out a pessimistic schedule
> (trying to take everything into consideration), you will not have the
> sense of urgency during the development, and you will still run into
> things that you didn't anticipate.  I used to always say that it is MUCH
> better to miss an optimistic schedule than to miss a pessimistic schedule.
>
> I'm looking forward to receiving my K3.  Hopefully it will be here
> shortly. And while I do want (and have ordered) the second receiver, I
> am willing to wait for the optimally designed seconmd receiver.
>
> Phil - AD5X
>
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