Presentation from the Expo. Elecraft K4 High Performance Direct-Sampling SDR Transceiver, Eric Swartz WA6HHQ <https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/player.html?link=NTI4MjQzNTQ1>
Perhaps more recent announcements by Elecraft have superseded this. I realize others have already mentioned some of this. But I thought I'd go back (for the 3rd time) to try to itemize some of Eric's statements. Note: I don't take dictation and didn't spend a lot of time replaying it over and over to get everything verbatim. Nor replaying the whole thing. These are my interpretations and words. Please pardon any omissions or errors. Go listen for yourself. The delivery time frames are based on the Expo date: March 13, 2021. Check minutes 17:00 to about 20:00 and around 1:22:00 on. There are other segments. -He discusses the supply problems they had due to COVID and how they have now amassed an inventory of the long lead time items in the last 3 to 4 weeks. A local chassis supplier was one of the most recent hang ups. Plus parts stuck in shipments the COVID-restricted Longshoremen haven't handled yet. They are now smoothing things out and production will be ramping up. Kit versions are at least 4 to 5 months out. -They are still learning and modifying production techniques which will make it easier to build. Then how-to documentation must be updated. -The first day orders 16th (2019?) at Dayton, may be fulfilled soon. -The second day orders 17th will be 3 to 4 weeks or longer after Group A is done. -Group B is even larger than Group A. -Orders kept coming in all summer after Dayton and have dropped to a consistent medium rate. Some spikes like when it was announced they started shipping. -When asked, "If I were to order a K4 right now, how long would I have to wait?", he answered, "Over 3 to 4 months". - I asked the very last question - When will the K4HD be finalized? He said, "Conservatively... by the end of the year". So production comes sometime thereafter. Plug in upgrades to the K4D, presumably, first for those who ordered K4HD but took the K4D first. - Testimonials from K4 owners would be found on the Elecraft-K4 GroupsIO list. Side bar: somewhere else in the presentation he said Group A will, hopefully, be completed in the next month or so (did I get this right? I didn't find that section). Group B (even larger) comes after that. I haven't re-checked the definition of Group A and B sorry. I hope this helps some of you with delivery anxiety. 73, Kimo KH7U (Happy with my almost new K3S s/n 11727, so the K4 is but a dream down the road. I tend to be the opposite of bleeding edge). ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
