[Elecraft] K4 in production

[WILLIE BABER]

....nonetheless, I think we are all hoping for the best with covid (and doing what we can to be safe) and vis-a-vis Elecraft.
If anyone thinks that Elecraft is trying to do anything other than their love of art, and make a living doing it, then whomever thinks that hasn't been paying attention since before the Elecraft K2.
73  will, wj9b

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    On Thursday, July 16, 2020, 11:56:33 AM MDT, Tox <scott.small at gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 Given lead times, if the Dec/Jan ship date was not BS, then parts would
already have already been in transit before primary covid impacts were in
place. OK, that was missed.

I understand these are not normal times. And I live in Santa Clara County,
understand current density and watch county #s (and Health Orders being
ignored by the public).

That they aren't shipping on time now seems most immediately attributable
to covid, agreed. That this is the case is seems a result of either failure
to deliver or failure to honestly communicate last year.

We're now reaching the window of the most recent round of delivery
promises, yet I don't know anyone, including those who fronted cash a year
ago on a Nov date, who has even gotten final pricing yet.

Hence my frustration. I not only am impatient about getting the Shiny
(surprise), I feel deceived about how it has been handled by someone
sitting on thousands of dollars of my cash.

Scott

On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 10:47 AM Fred Jensen <k6dgw at foothill.net> wrote:

> Say again?  The virus began in Asia [Wuhan China to be exact] at the
> very end of 2019.  Many of the parts that Elecraft and every other
> manufacturer uses are sourced out of Asia.  Everyones' supply chains are
> disrupted now but slowly improving.
>
> Elecraft is based in California.  The population density in California
> is high ... high enough that if everyone stood 1 meter from everyone
> else, some would be standing in Nevada and some in the Pacific Ocean.
> [:=)  From the news that leaks over the Sierra Nevada to Sparks,
> Elecraft is really working to both resume normal production AND protect
> their employees and families so they can continue normal production.
>
> 73,
> Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
> Sparks NV DM09dn
> Washoe County
>
> On 7/16/2020 10:20 AM, Tox wrote:
> > The parts availability issue was supposed to have been resolved
> pre-covid.
> > Wondering what the facts are.
> > (not griefing you, just frustrated by Nov,Dec/Jan,Mar/Apr,Jul/Aug
> >  string-along)
> >
> > Scott
> >
>
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