[Elecraft] Availability

[Tommy Judson]

Good Morning

I’ve been studying how to establish a ham station and asking around what is available to do that with these days.  A month or so of research brought me to Elecraft - best bang for the buck receivers.  This narrowed my search down to just a couple radios. Now thank you to this forum's members I’ve decided what Elecraft has listed for sale I would like to use in a newly established ham station.

I sent a wish list to Elecraft to see what is actually in stock knowing the present pandemic could cause shortages of supplies and labor because of the social distancing requirements.

Now I read on this forum many questions about when customers will actually receive the radios they plunked down $4K to buy when first announced some time ago.  One customer mentioned that he was in an older age bracket and wondered if he’d get his in time to use it - I’m five years older than what he said was his age.

I’m wondering if I should consider another company’s products - find a company if any that might have equipment in stock.

To end on a good note I need to say there has been plenty of time to leisurely accumulate parts and design and erect a by the book optimum height inverted V antenna out in my several acre front yard.  All needed now is to hook a radio onto the lead running down the pole and to under a small tree that will shade me and a radio relaxed in a lawn chair.

Guess where I will not develop as much anxiety as others over delayed shipment of equipment is because I did not send money with my wish list - or maybe I should to actually get my name on the list to get my choice of equipment?

Any thoughts ?

Thank you Tommy Judson