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In reality, the day to take orders is fairly meaningless... none of us are
going to get our new little toys until February anyway. That is going to
>
[hidden email] wrote:
> > Seems like all questions on the KX3 get an answer pretty quick from
> > the inventors except the when question. Maybe testing is a little
> > behind, maybe parts are not available, maybe manufacturing is taking
> > longer to gear up than expecpted....
> >
>
> Hi Curron,
>
> As usual with a complex product release it's a bit of "all of the
> above." Last month, we gave early field-test units to several very
> picky operators who've been scrutinizing every detail on behalf of
> future customers. Several opportunities for improvement have come out
> of this, and it's critical that we get such changes in now, rather
> than impose field-upgrades later.
>
> I already mentioned the change to the internal battery; the battery
> holders will now be included, even if you don't purchase the charger
> module. Our testers also just convinced us to switch to a much nicer
> (but more expensive) optical shaft encoder for VFO A. These and other
> last-minute tweaks necessitated layout changes to both of the main PC
> boards. Since costs also went up, we've been working with vendors to
> get better pricing on other parts, where possible, so we can hold the
> line on the retail price.
>
> My seven year-old, Griffin, may be the most impatient future KX3 user
> of all. He's got his own corner at my workbench where he tests
> batteries, rigs up improbable assemblies of scrapped parts, and makes
> sure I'm working instead of playing my guitar. "When?" is his favorite
> question, and he'll be the first to know.
>
> We're still hoping to take orders in December.
>
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
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