[Elecraft] Starting to Ship K3 & K3S Option Last Time Buy Orders (3/1/23)

[Ian Kahn]

Eric,

This is great news! Thank you for the update.

I look forward to (hopefully) having my new boards in my hand and installed
before Field Day!

Regards,

Ian Kahn, NV4C


On Wed, Mar 1, 2023 at 10:12 PM Eric Swartz <eric at elecraft.com> wrote:

> Some good news now as we are beginning to ship K3 & K3S Option orders! I
> apologize for the dearth of updates over the weeks since our last update -
> We've had our heads down solving production issues and unexpected parts
> shortages with the K3 & K3S options and our main products while managing
> our regular product production flow.
>
> On top of that, the large number of last time buy K3 & K3S option orders
> now shipping is putting a heavy load on our sales department as we confirm
> order info and work through the shipping process, which is on top of their
> daily work managing all our our regular K4, KX products and Amplifier order
> & shipping flow. (Madelyn and Michelle are amazing..)
>
> *KIO3B & KSYN3A* - Now Shipping (finally!):
> We received *100%* of both items late last week from our Calif. PCB
> assembly subcontractor and we are testing, packaging and shipping them now.
> This quantity will cover *all* of our deposit orders and most of our wait
> list orders.
>
> Please be patient with us as both the KIO3B and KSYN3A  were extremely
> popular and had a very large order response - they are at the very top of
> our order list in quantity. Due to the large quantity of individual orders,
> it shouldn't be a surprise that we will not ship all the orders instantly.
> It will require a number of weeks as we step through the process of
> contacting  everyone to confirm shipping info, collect their shipping costs
> (and additional funds for 1/2 deposit orders) and to ship their orders. You
> will know you are getting close to shipping when we contact you to confirm
> everything.
>
> Once we finish the prepaid deposit orders, we'll be contacting our waitlist
> orders and going through the same process to confirm shipping info, collect
> funds etc. We will post here and via our newsletter much more often as we
> work through the pile of orders. (% of deposit orders, and then the same
> for waitlist orders. )
>
> *The above process will repeat as we work throughout our other option
> orders.*
>
> *K144XV and K144RFLK:*
> We have shipped 100% of our deposit orders for the K144XV and K144RFLK
> options along with the majority of the waitlist orders who responded to our
> emails. We have a few of these left. If you are on the waitlist for these
> items and have not heard from us, please check your spam folder or contact
> sales at elecraft.com
>
> *P3TXMON: *
> We are contacting customers and shipping the first batch of these now.  We
> also expect a second assembled circuit board delivery in 3-4 weeks that
> will cover the remaining order backlog.
>
> *KAT3A:*
> We have started shipping KAT3As and expect a second batch later this month
> to complete shipping the backlog.
>
> *KBPF3A:*
> In process and should arrive here and start shipping by the end of this
> month.
>
> *KXV3B: *
> In process and should arrive here and start shipping by the end of this
> month.
>
> *K3EXREF:*  In process. We have the raw circuit boards in house and are
> sourcing a few remaining parts for this board. If all goes well, these will
> ship near the end of this month.
>
> *KDVR3:* In process. Currently sourcing the DVR flash memory.
>
> *KPA3A:* In process. One delay is a sheet metal order delivery for the rear
> fan panels used with this option. We are expediting this.
>
> More updates soon (definitely sooner than this update) as we get closer to
> the assembled circuit board and sheet metal delivery dates and get more
> info on these and the other options.
> 73,
> Eric
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Ian Kahn, NV4C
Roswell, GA  EM74ua
nv4c.ian at gmail.com
10-10 #74624  North Georgia Chapter #2038
PODXS 070 #1962
K3 #281, P3 #688 KAT500 #860, KPA500 #1468