[Elecraft] K3 Synthesizer, KSYN3A

[Geert Jan de Groot]

On 15/07/2022 18:48, elecraft-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:
> I have a K3 with the original synthesizer boards. I am looking for a pair
> of the new KSYN3A boards.
> I have spoken to Elecraft tech support and I am on their list in case they
> decide to make a run of new synthesizer boards.

The KSYN3A design is based on microcontrollers from Microchip.
I've ordered some controllers at Microchip myself (of a type that is 
much more common than the ones used in KSYN3A) and today I received the 
5th "your ship datum has changed" notice. Note, we're talking delivery 
in 3Q2023, but the next notification will be 4Q2023; my first delivery 
notice was for June 2023. And my order is small.

The market is still absolutely bonkers. At QRL, I know about at least a 
dozen re-design efforts to change designs to make meet the 
semiconductors that we still can get.

Wayne reported similar difficulties in his status report three  months 
ago. And it doesn't make sense to keep reporting "it is going to 
come..." because the ship dates keep shifting and part delivery 
promises, even contractual, keep changing.

The industry expects things to quieten down a bit next year, but we'll 
still need to catch up the backlog.

I fully understand Wayne not reporting any ship dates. I would report 
only if I have all parts on my desk, for all parts needed in the design. 
Even mundane things like connectors (DC connectors) now yield delivery 
time of more than a year out.

So it goes,

Geert Jan