[K3] [Elecraft] K3 Obsolete?

[Mark Bayern]

> The D/A converter is listed as obsolete and no longer available.

>From what I see on the TI site, the part you mentioned is listed as
'not recommended for new designs'. While there is no factory stock at
the moment they are expecting >10K on Dec 15th, so it is still in
production, and distributors still show stock on hand.


> Should we be concerned ?

Not me. Eric and Wayne maybe, but that would be their decision. While
there are companies I feel I could manage better than the current
owners, Elecraft is not one of them.


Mark  AD5SS




On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 9:27 AM, Ken_ke2n <ke2n at cs.com> wrote:
>
> The DSP chip in the K3 - TMS320VC33PGE
> (as of Sept 2008 per TI)
> is Not Recommended for New Design (i.e., obsolete)
> and a "lifetime buy" order is in effect
>
> http://focus.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/tms320vc33.pdf
>
> the potential replacement (TMS320C6727B) is "similar but not functionally
> equivalent" - whatever that means.
>
> The D/A converter is listed as obsolete and no longer available.
>
> Should we be concerned ?
>
> Ken
>