This is of great interest - thanks! There are a couple of issues here.
First, if there are any hardware changes at all, Elecraft either has to "fix" each one in the first batch (of maybe 250?) or, accept the lead delay for ordering a revised PCB group. This is probably my preference, but I'm okay with it either way. Also, if they have changed the front panel they may need to reorder those for the first batch, or at some expense, resend new panels later for the first group. The documentation also needs to be changed for that. I'm assuming that printed documentation comes with the K3 like it did with the K2. Sure hope so, I REALLY like the K2 document. Finally, even with SMOP changes, I'd allow a week or two from the end date of those changes before units are being sent out. This is all my guess work, it's probably more complex than even this and (a little) more patience could easily be required of us. I'm greatly encouraged by Ricks comments. [Elecraft] K3 Update: It keeps getting better... Rick Tavan N6XI rtavan at gmail.com Thu Jul 19 02:42:38 EDT 2007 Folks keep asking me how the field test is going. I think it's going very well. Almost all the changes Elecraft has published have been software. The hardware I have seen is very stable. There were a few missing pull-up resistors and a ground jumper which we added easily in the field. The front panel labels are being revised. _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
