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[Greg Clark]

Can someone please provide an update on the current status of  Alex /
Pennywhistle?
-- Greg K7RKT

On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 9:32 AM, Greg Clark <K7RKT at bigredbee.com> wrote:

> Can someone please provide an expected delivery date (or an educated guess)
>  for Alex / Pennywhistle?
> -- Greg K7RKT
>
> On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 9:24 AM, John Nordlund <jnordlund at earthlink.net>wrote:
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>>  *If* he tossed out his boards as he claims, his comments are now
>> irrelevant.
>>
>> It comes across as something close to a tantrum thing.  How is his act of
>> tossing out his stuff supposed to make the project happen faster, and should
>> we care?  I for one am not impressed.  It is about the same as jumping off
>> the rowboat in mid ocean because it is not moving fast enough to water ski
>> behind it.  Oh well, his loss...
>>
>> If he wanted it fast, he should have bought a YaesKenwIcom rig from the
>> usual sources.
>>
>> The *actual effort *being put into the project by the people doing the
>> design and choreographing the assembly and shipping of these wonderful
>> radios I do find to be very impressive.  I will wait patiently for the
>> release of Alex, Pennywhistle, and Excalibur.  IF a part of the project does
>> not get completed I can build it myself from my own design, but I would
>> rather cash in on the expertise of the project leaders.   Yes we have spent
>> a lot of money on this, and the waiting is getting old, but the results so
>> far have surpassed anything that most of us could have done as a solo
>> effort.
>>
>> My thanks to the people doing the work!!  Please carry on, and know that
>> most of us out here do appreciate what you are doing for us.
>>
>>
>> Msg from the desk of AD5FU
>> John Nordlund
>>
>> ad5fu at arrl.net
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>> Steve, G4GXL wrote:
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>>  While I am well aware this is a volunteer operation, I'm more than a little disappointed with the attention being given Alex.
>>
>>
>>  Karl - I think your comments are unfair.
>> Presentations at Dayton this year (also on the Dayton DVDs)
>> highlighted just how much effort and collective banging of heads
>> against brick walls has been put into Alex.
>>
>> We would all like to see things move faster but the delays are not for
>> want of trying.
>>
>> 73
>> Steve, G4GXL
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