[Elecraft] K3 Shipping Date Change - AGAIN

[Mike Fatchett W0MU]

Like Yaesu, Icom, Kenwood and Ten-Tec make public the number of radios
shipped?  Are you an owner?

How will knowing how many radios that shipped have any bearing on what will
ship in the future?  Who knows what issues were responsible for the delays.
It could be parts.  Which could happen again down the road.

They have no reason not to ship units.  They are doing the best they can.

The demand for this radio greatly exceeds the supply.  Those of us in the
3rd group would love for a bunch of you to bail out.  That just moves us up
in the queue.      

The delay in shipping should not be a surprise to anyone subscribed to the
list and who is paying attention.

I have to assume that most people wanting a K3 want one because it is going
to better than anything out there.  If that is not the desire go to HRO or
AES and buy something off the shelf, get on the air and make contacts.

I suspect that the great majority would be willing to wait quite a while for
this radio as there is really nothing out there like it.

Elecraft put out some numbers and dates that they had hoped to meet.  It
didn't happen.  As the owner of my own company I hate to make commitments
that that I am unable to meet.  Stuff happens.

What are your choices?  Wait or bail out.


On 11/1/07 7:58 PM, "Dave Agsten" <w4txs at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I have not submitted much to this list as others in the same situation have
> already posted their thoughts. However, now that I see the shipping date for
> the second run slipping faster than the K3s are going out the door, I thought
> it was time to submit something. I have no idea when the radio I ordered will
> be shipped and I'm sure most of us are in that same boat.
>    
>   I originally ordered the K3 with the thought of being able to use it for a
> good part of the winter 160/80 meter DX season. That seems to be a stretch at
> this point. It's a shame, as this winter might be the best one for many years
> to come. When you factor in shipping and assembly time along with the holidays
> to the 30th of November "start" date for the second run, it could be February
> before I might have a working K3. Not to mention that Elecraft states that a
> production run shipment takes 3 to 4 weeks. ( Note that October 18th until
> November 30th is a bit longer than 4 weeks for the shipping of the first run)
> I think the least Elecraft can do at this point is provide a few numbers. They
> should tell us how many K3s have actually shipped, how many are in the first
> run and how many are in the second run. That's the least they can do
> considering we've all plunked down deposits or paid in full. For those of us
> who would like to try and figure out just when they might get
>  their radio, I suggest that we in the second run post our order dates. We
> could then at least see where we are positioned in that run. I know that's not
> the real purpose of this list, but neither are a lot of other things on here.
> Elecraft posting those numbers would not impact their production. They have
> other reasons for that.
>    
>   I did e-mail Elecraft and ask what the procedure might be for requesting a
> refund. To no surprise, that one was not answered. I'm not at that point yet,
> but might consider it if the date for the second run slips past November 30th.
> Hindsite being 20-20, I probably should have waited until the K3 mania died
> down and not ordered until mid 2008. The radio is not going to do me much good
> this winter as far as I can see.
>    
>    
>   My order date was May 25th. I'm sure a lot of folks in the second run
> ordered a bit earlier....like at Dayton. It would be nice to see where we
> stand in the second run.......
>    
>   GL es 73,
>   Dave N8AG
>    
>    
> 
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