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Wayne and his company...

Dean L
>>>>>>>>>>>snipped
hand in his case, I suspect he doesn't sleep. With his having to do what
he does for Elecraft, I wonder how he has the time to play with the
toys, test out his developments, etc. However, I am really glad there is
someone in the company like him.<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<


I often wonder how this man does all his duties, (including answering
emails) and have any time for sleep, family, non ham stuff.... A true
legend.
73
Dean K2WW
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Re: Wayne and his company...

Paul Van Dyke
As I sit on the road I watch the mail about Wayne... Then you have to think
of the quiet one .. Eric - WA6HHQ, who also is the other intense one.
Those lead the team to create the goodies ... Wait .. they are the CEO's,
and they keep track of the list and the pulse of Amateur Radio.
And have a personal life .. read the list ... and make sure they cover any
issues..

And what was the last time any other leaders kept track of their company
this close..

Paul- KB9AVO

On Sat, Dec 14, 2019 at 9:59 PM Dean L <[hidden email]> wrote:

> >>>>>>>>>>>snipped
> hand in his case, I suspect he doesn't sleep. With his having to do what
> he does for Elecraft, I wonder how he has the time to play with the
> toys, test out his developments, etc. However, I am really glad there is
> someone in the company like him.<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
>
> I often wonder how this man does all his duties, (including answering
> emails) and have any time for sleep, family, non ham stuff.... A true
> legend.
> 73
> Dean K2WW
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Re: Wayne and his company...

Paul Van Dyke
On Sat, Dec 14, 2019 at 10:44 PM Paul Van Dyke <[hidden email]>
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> As I sit on the road I watch the mail about Wayne... Then you have to
> think of the quiet one .. Eric - WA6HHQ, who also is the other intense one.
> Those lead the team to create the goodies ... Wait .. they are the CEO's,
> and they keep track of the list and the pulse of Amateur Radio.
> And have a personal life .. read the list ... and make sure they cover any
> issues..
>
> And what was the last time any other leaders kept track of their company
> this close..
>
> Paul- KB9AVO
>
> On Sat, Dec 14, 2019 at 9:59 PM Dean L <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> >>>>>>>>>>>snipped
>> hand in his case, I suspect he doesn't sleep. With his having to do what
>> he does for Elecraft, I wonder how he has the time to play with the
>> toys, test out his developments, etc. However, I am really glad there is
>> someone in the company like him.<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>>
>>
>> I often wonder how this man does all his duties, (including answering
>> emails) and have any time for sleep, family, non ham stuff.... A true
>> legend.
>> 73
>> Dean K2WW
>> Show quoted text
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Re: Wayne and his company...

Josh Fiden
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The quiet one? Hi

73!
Josh W6XU

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> On Dec 14, 2019, at 8:44 PM, Paul Van Dyke <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> the quiet one .. Eric - WA6HHQ
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Re: Wayne and his company...

Carl Jón Denbow
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Let me add that both Wayne and Eric are men of great integrity,  and have
developed a "corporate culture" that places honesty as a key component.

I had a situation a few years ago that demonstrates this.  I had a piece of
Elecraft gear that was having serious problems but was out of warranty.  It
had a long track record of problems going back several years.  This is a
very convoluted and unusual history that I will refrain from going into.  

I wanted to send the unit back in and have it fixed and asked that it be
treated as a warranty repair.  I emailed Wayne and Eric directly (something
you can't do at most other ham radio companies), and in a long email related
the very long and sordid history of this piece of equipment, with proper
documentation.  They agreed to my request.  I sent the equipment back to the
mother ship.  Now, comes the truly amazing part of the story, when the tech
examined the equipment he noted not a bad part, but two "missing parts."
This was a factory assembled unit!  Now, how many companies would admit that
they had shipped a unit with "missing parts."  They might report that in an
internal memo, but in a message to the customer?  I was impressed!  Once
these missing parts were installed (two resistors, if I remember correctly),
the unit has worked flawless since.  

Last year at Dayton I personally commended Wayne for how this was handled.
He just kind of shrugged it off as "no big deal."  Well, it was a big deal
to me, and made me an Elecraft customer for life!

73,

Carl
N8VZ

P.S. I should add that I'm sure that it's a very rare occurrence that
Elecraft ships gear with "missing parts," but it's reassuring that when it
happens, they'll admit to it, and make it right!

-----Original Message-----
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Behalf Of Paul Van Dyke
Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2019 11:45 PM
To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Wayne and his company...

As I sit on the road I watch the mail about Wayne... Then you have to think
of the quiet one .. Eric - WA6HHQ, who also is the other intense one.
Those lead the team to create the goodies ... Wait .. they are the CEO's,
and they keep track of the list and the pulse of Amateur Radio.
And have a personal life .. read the list ... and make sure they cover any
issues..

And what was the last time any other leaders kept track of their company
this close..

Paul- KB9AVO

On Sat, Dec 14, 2019 at 9:59 PM Dean L <[hidden email]> wrote:

> >>>>>>>>>>>snipped
> hand in his case, I suspect he doesn't sleep. With his having to do
> what he does for Elecraft, I wonder how he has the time to play with
> the toys, test out his developments, etc. However, I am really glad
> there is someone in the company like him.<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
>
> I often wonder how this man does all his duties, (including answering
> emails) and have any time for sleep, family, non ham stuff.... A true
> legend.
> 73
> Dean K2WW
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Re: Wayne and his company...

Carl-N8VZ
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Let me add that both Wayne and Eric are men of great integrity,  and have
developed a "corporate culture" that places honesty as a key component.

I had a situation a few years ago that demonstrates this.  I had a piece of
Elecraft gear that was having serious problems but was out of warranty.  It
had a long track record of problems going back several years.  This is a
very convoluted and unusual history that I will refrain from going into.  

I wanted to send the unit back in and have it fixed and asked that it be
treated as a warranty repair.  I emailed Wayne and Eric directly (something
you can't do at most other ham radio companies), and in a long email related
the very long and sordid history of this piece of equipment, with proper
documentation.  They agreed to my request.  I sent the equipment back to the
mother ship.  Now, comes the truly amazing part of the story, when the tech
examined the equipment he noted not a bad part, but two "missing parts."
This was a factory assembled unit!  Now, how many companies would admit that
they had shipped a unit with "missing parts."  They might report that in an
internal memo, but in a message to the customer?  I was impressed!  Once
these missing parts were installed (two resistors, if I remember correctly),
the unit has worked flawless since.  

Last year at Dayton I personally commended Wayne for how this was handled.
He just kind of shrugged it off as "no big deal."  Well, it was a big deal
to me, and made me an Elecraft customer for life!

73,

Carl
N8VZ

P.S. I should add that I'm sure that it's a very rare occurrence that
Elecraft ships gear with "missing parts," but it's reassuring that when it
happens, they'll admit to it, and make it right!

-----Original Message-----
From: [hidden email] <[hidden email]> On
Behalf Of Paul Van Dyke
Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2019 11:45 PM
To: Elecraft Reflector <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Wayne and his company...

As I sit on the road I watch the mail about Wayne... Then you have to think
of the quiet one .. Eric - WA6HHQ, who also is the other intense one.
Those lead the team to create the goodies ... Wait .. they are the CEO's,
and they keep track of the list and the pulse of Amateur Radio.
And have a personal life .. read the list ... and make sure they cover any
issues..

And what was the last time any other leaders kept track of their company
this close..

Paul- KB9AVO

On Sat, Dec 14, 2019 at 9:59 PM Dean L <[hidden email]> wrote:

> >>>>>>>>>>>snipped
> hand in his case, I suspect he doesn't sleep. With his having to do
> what he does for Elecraft, I wonder how he has the time to play with
> the toys, test out his developments, etc. However, I am really glad
> there is someone in the company like him.<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
>
> I often wonder how this man does all his duties, (including answering
> emails) and have any time for sleep, family, non ham stuff.... A true
> legend.
> 73
> Dean K2WW
> Show quoted text
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