[Elecraft] Availability

[hawley, charles j jr]

I think I would get the KX3 which is in stock and maybe the KPA500 and KAT500. I’m not a 1500 watt guy. The KX3 can drive that to 250 watts or so...and get the K4 later.
The KX3 would be a fun radio to keep. 

Chuck Jack Hawley 
KE9UW

Sent from my iPhone, cjack 

> On May 16, 2020, at 5:57 AM, Tommy Judson via Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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> 
> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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?
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> Any thoughts ?
> 
> Thank you Tommy Judson
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