Craig Rairdin wrote:
As an early adopter of many new devices and technologies I fully understand
that my serial number < 100 device will probably require some updates, and
may require them at my expense. I refuse to demand that Elecraft "cover me
like a blanket" for any necessary updates. If I wasn't willing to take some
risk in order to be among the first owners of this radio, I wouldn't have
placed my order within 30 minutes of the announcement being posted to the
list.
There are several reasons why the K3 pioneers will not be taking too
many arrows in their backs.
First of all, the K3 has a good balance of technology between the
hardware and the firmware. Most upgrades will be firmware-only, and
since it will be downloadable, you won't even need to worry about
zapping a chip.
Second, the K2 is modular. Even if a board has to be replaced, I expect
that the cost will be reasonable.
Third, the development process has been thorough as is the testing
process. Elecraft has been working on it for more than three years (I
know, because I found out about it in 2004 and actually kept my mouth
shut -- it wasn't easy), and their development team has been wringing
out the prototypes for months. Beta testers (non-Elecraft people) will
continue to test it before the first 200 orders are shipped. The K3 will
not be released half-baked, as some recent products of other
manufacturers have (they know who they are).
I waited for a while before getting a K2 -- my K2 is serial no. 709. The
above considerations plus my experience with Elecraft has convinced me
that I don't need to wait for the K3, and I am going for the lowest
serial number I can get!
--
73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
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