[Elecraft] K4 Delivery delay

[Henk Remijn PA5KT]

You might checkout this group:

https://groups.io/g/CreativeK4ShippingStatus/topics

You dont need to subscribe, you can just read the messages.

They owner has created a pretty good forecast on delivery.

Henk


Op 3-4-2022 om 20:29 schreef Pete Smith N4ZR:
> You could add on "what options did you order?", since it's not hard to 
> envision an option being held up by a missing components, and X many 
> complete radios delayed while awaiting that option.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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> On 4/3/2022 12:42 PM, Julia Tuttle wrote:
>> Technically you did not ask any questions.
>>
>> If I were in your shoes, I too would like some more transparency into
>> things, but I'm not sure "how many people are ahead of me in the 
>> queue" is
>> the right question -- I'd guess they build in batches and many delays 
>> are
>> less "there are 42 radios ahead of you" and more "we're waiting on 
>> this one
>> part for this board before we can finish and ship this batch of 50” or
>> perhaps "we're finishing this batch of 50 and then we have two more 
>> batches
>> and then yours but also parts availability is a crapshoot".
>>
>> In any case, I wish you a speedy delivery, and Elecraft safe and healthy
>> employees and plentiful parts inventory.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Julie
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 3, 2022, 12:34 Sam Sargent via Elecraft <
>> elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I readthe Elecraft (EC) Digest regularly and find many articles
>>> interesting, and someuseful.  The topic“K4 and Delivery Delays” has
>>> appeared recently but I didn’t see anyone ask thequestions that are 
>>> in my
>>> mind.  I placedmy order for a K4D in December 2021 and paid the $1500
>>> deposit.  I received an email acknowledgment from ECsaying that my 
>>> order is
>>> part of the group 3. The EC web site indicates that all orders for 
>>> K4s in
>>> group 1 and Group 2have been shipped, and that hams who are in Group 
>>> 3 have
>>> received emails.  IMHO EC should provide more information tohams who 
>>> have
>>> ordered K4s, especially those of us who have invested theoptional 
>>> $1500. I
>>> believe that the ESD for the H4D that I ordered was lastprojected as 
>>> June
>>> or July 2022.  In thisday of digital communication, it does not seem 
>>> like
>>> too much to ask that ECprovide hams who have ponied up the $1500, 
>>> receive
>>> regular (monthly) updatesthat show how many orders are in the que 
>>> ahead of
>>> theirs, and an updatedEstimated Delivery date, and final cost.  I look
>>> forward to a thoughtful answer to myquestions. N1OVA
>>>
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