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

[Mark Musick]

Hi Gary,
Not to worry. I just received my KIO3B kit. I'm still waiting on the other options I ordered.
When they get to you on the list you'll receive an email confirming your order and any amount due.
Then you will receive an email with the tracking number.

73,
Mark, WB9CIF

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To: Eric Swartz <eric at elecraft.com>; Wayne Burdick <N6KR at elecraft.com>; Elecraft Reflector <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Starting to Ship K3 & K3S Option Last Time Buy Orders (3/1/23)

Eric and Wayne,

It's now been a full 2 months/ 8 weeks since the last update on K3/K3s option orders. Can we please get a current update? In the March 1 email about K3 & K3S options some were reported as expected to ship by the end of March including kits I'm waiting for yet I haven't received any communications from Elecraft in the weeks since.

Regards,

Gary N6LRV

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From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of Eric Swartz <eric at elecraft.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 7:04 PM
To: Elecraft list <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [Elecraft] Starting to Ship K3 & K3S Option Last Time Buy Orders (3/1/23)

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
*elecraft.com <http://elecraft.com/>*
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