[Elecraft] KPA-500

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

Yes, we have been shipping built KPA500s for several weeks. We received 
an -amazing- number of KPA500 orders in the first several hours. It will 
take a couple more weeks just to ship all of the assembled K3s and we 
are getting them assembled, tested and burned in as fast as is possible 
while maintaining our high quality level.

We are notifying everyone as they get close to shipping.

Kits will begin to ship in the next week to 10 days.

Hang in there. We're running as fast as we can! :-)

73,  Eric  WA6HHQ
www.elecraft.com


On 5/24/2011 8:23 AM, William Hammond wrote:
> Dale,
> I ordered one two hours after they were announced (kit).  I have not heard a word on shipping.  The shipping status.  page from www.elecraft.com says the following:
>
> "Assembled KPA500s are now beginning to ship.
> We received a huge number of orders the first several days, so it will take us several weeks to catch up with them. We are slowly ramping up our daily production rate. We will notify you by email prior to shipment.
> KPA500 Kits are scheduled to begin shipping between May 23rd and 31st."
>
> Yesterday was the 23rd...guessing the 31st date is more realistic :)  The 30th is a Holiday here in the states, hence a week and a day from their first week of estimated shipping dates.
> 73,
> Bill AK5X
> K3 sn 69
>