subject:"Re\: \[Elecraft\] K4 news\?"

Re: [Elecraft] K4 news?

2020-03-06 Thread Gary Smith

Eric,

You weren't replying to me, but as someone 
who has already spotted for the K4D a good 
while ago; my thoughts are to take your 
time. If parts aren't available, they will 
be. If the parts are not available because 
of a pandemic, they will be as soon as is 
realistic. It just takes patience when 
dealing with things nobody has an answer 
to or a timetable impossible to offer 
because of that.

I'm looking forward to the K4D when you're 
able, good, & ready to release it. I 
suspect we all feel that way.

73,

Gary
KA1J


> Hi Irwin,
> 
> We are also concerned about the impact of the COVID-19 virus on the
> shipping and supply chains we use for parts used in all of our
> products, including the K4. While managing the supply chain and
> quickly finding alternate parts when they go obsolete or when
> shortages pop up has been a normal part of our production planning
> process for years, it has certainly become more challenging as this
> situation quickly evolves.
> 
> We've been tracking and compensating for this on the K4 for some time.
> While we manufacture our radios, amps etc. here in California, the
> electronic components used by us and almost all other U.S.
> manufacturers come from both the U.S. and from suppliers all around
> the world. (Many are not even manufactured in the U.S.) We've been
> careful to source many of the major K4 items, like the flat screen
> display used in the K4, from other countries than China.  The biggest
> area of concern recently has been with the passive components
> (resistors, caps etc) used on all of our designs. Even when purchased
> from U.S. suppliers, many of these parts may come from China and other
> offshore sources.
> 
> We also have built up inventory on many critical K4 parts here
> (including Knobs etc.) but of course, as noted by others, it only
> takes a single critical part delay in the future to hold things up. 
> We plan with alternate suppliers when possible, but even then we have
> to periodically scramble to source new parts for production. Fun, eh?
> 
> In any case, so far we have not encountered any major show stoppers,
> though even prior to the current COVID scare began seeing delivery
> delays increasing. We'll have a much better picture on how this will
> impact the K4 as major component deliveries arrive at the factory over
> the coming weeks. Fortunately, we are busy both getting all aspects of
> production started and we are also working in engineering every day to
> add cool new features to the K4. Not much time to sleep at Elecraft
> these days.
> 
> Time for more coffee..
> 
> 73,
> Eric
> *elecraft.com *
> 
> 
> On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 5:14 AM Irwin Darack  wrote:
> 
> > I am curious to know if the reduction in manufacturing in China, do
> > to the COVID-19 virus, is having an affect on the ability of
> > Elecraft to obtain parts? The area of China that is the epicenter is
> > a major manufacturer of electronic components.
> >
> > Irwin KD3TB
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 4, 2020 at 6:11 PM Rick Miller - N1RM 
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Very clever post.
> > >
> > > When they announced the last delay, there was a statement that
> > > there
> > would
> > > be more frequent updates.  Perhaps, if nothing else, this thread
> > > will provide motivation for another update.  Since many of us are
> > > "investors"
> > in
> > > the K4, it seems reasonable to ask.
> > >
> > > 73 and hope your twitter remains under control!
> > > Rick
> > > N1RM
> > >
> > >
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Re: [Elecraft] K4 news?

2020-03-05 Thread Eric Swartz

Hi Irwin,

We are also concerned about the impact of the COVID-19 virus on the
shipping and supply chains we use for parts used in all of our products,
including the K4. While managing the supply chain and quickly finding
alternate parts when they go obsolete or when shortages pop up has been a
normal part of our production planning process for years, it has certainly
become more challenging as this situation quickly evolves.

We've been tracking and compensating for this on the K4 for some time.
While we manufacture our radios, amps etc. here in California, the
electronic components used by us and almost all other U.S. manufacturers
come from both the U.S. and from suppliers all around the world. (Many are
not even manufactured in the U.S.) We've been careful to source many of the
major K4 items, like the flat screen display used in the K4, from other
countries than China.  The biggest area of concern recently has been with
the passive components (resistors, caps etc) used on all of our designs.
Even when purchased from U.S. suppliers, many of these parts may come from
China and other offshore sources.

We also have built up inventory on many critical K4 parts here (including
Knobs etc.) but of course, as noted by others, it only takes a single
critical part delay in the future to hold things up.  We plan with
alternate suppliers when possible, but even then we have to periodically
scramble to source new parts for production. Fun, eh?

In any case, so far we have not encountered any major show stoppers, though
even prior to the current COVID scare began seeing delivery delays
increasing. We'll have a much better picture on how this will impact the K4
as major component deliveries arrive at the factory over the coming weeks.
Fortunately, we are busy both getting all aspects of production started and
we are also working in engineering every day to add cool new features to
the K4. Not much time to sleep at Elecraft these days.

Time for more coffee..

73,
Eric
*elecraft.com *

On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 5:14 AM Irwin Darack  wrote:

> I am curious to know if the reduction in manufacturing in China, do to the
> COVID-19 virus, is having an affect on the ability of Elecraft to obtain
> parts? The area of China that is the epicenter is a major manufacturer of
> electronic components.
>
> Irwin KD3TB
>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 4, 2020 at 6:11 PM Rick Miller - N1RM  wrote:
>
> > Very clever post.
> >
> > When they announced the last delay, there was a statement that there
> would
> > be more frequent updates.  Perhaps, if nothing else, this thread will
> > provide motivation for another update.  Since many of us are "investors"
> in
> > the K4, it seems reasonable to ask.
> >
> > 73 and hope your twitter remains under control!
> > Rick
> > N1RM
> >
> >
> >
> > --
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Re: [Elecraft] K4 news?

2020-03-05 Thread stephen shearer

As I wait for my K4D… I just upgraded from a K4 and added a K-Pod as the 
Easter Bunny and I decided it may not be delivered until after Easter 
(early Apr) anyway. So, I am in a planning stage.


BTW, the upgrade was easy. I sent an electronic message to Sales and 
Madelyn Gomez emailed me back and a message and a link to pay. Simple


Things seem to run slow since I retired.  It take me time to figure out 
where I "stashed" parts I know I have to do even a small project... My 
old desk mike needs connector wires re-located on the pins to fit the 
K4.  I have upgraded my headset and even purchased an adapter to work 
with my KX3 (I was going to make one).  I may just order a Heil/Kenwood 
mike cable, too.


Maybe by the time it gets here, I'll be ready...

The KX3 + amp works...


73, steve WB3LGC


On 3/3/20 6:43 PM, M. George wrote:

I guess it's been a few weeks, so it's time for a new 'Elecraft K4 / any new 
news' thread.  At least it's predictable. Give or take a few days. ;)

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Re: [Elecraft] K4 news?

2020-03-05 Thread Irwin Darack

I am curious to know if the reduction in manufacturing in China, do to the
COVID-19 virus, is having an affect on the ability of Elecraft to obtain
parts? The area of China that is the epicenter is a major manufacturer of
electronic components.

Irwin KD3TB



On Wed, Mar 4, 2020 at 6:11 PM Rick Miller - N1RM  wrote:

> Very clever post.
>
> When they announced the last delay, there was a statement that there would
> be more frequent updates.  Perhaps, if nothing else, this thread will
> provide motivation for another update.  Since many of us are "investors" in
> the K4, it seems reasonable to ask.
>
> 73 and hope your twitter remains under control!
> Rick
> N1RM
>
>
>
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Re: [Elecraft] K4 news?

2020-03-04 Thread Rick Miller - N1RM

Very clever post.

When they announced the last delay, there was a statement that there would
be more frequent updates.  Perhaps, if nothing else, this thread will
provide motivation for another update.  Since many of us are "investors" in
the K4, it seems reasonable to ask.

73 and hope your twitter remains under control!
Rick
N1RM



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Re: [Elecraft] K4 news?

2020-03-03 Thread M. George

I guess it's been a few weeks, so it's time for a new 'Elecraft K4 / any
new news' thread.  At least it's predictable. Give or take a few days. ;)

1. It's just a wild hunch (call me crazy), but I think any new news will be
posted here on the Elecraft website first:
https://elecraft.com/pages/k4-pre-order  Scroll down and click on the K4
updates tab.  Yes, no updates since the last update... on January 15th
2020.  You can pound on your F5 / page reload key a few times to see if
your browser has an older cached version of the content.  If no update...
then you have the latest update.

2. If you think there is a rogue / secret video that has been posted and
not announced, I would suggest a YouTube search for the term 'Elecraft K4'
sorted by latest video uploads:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=elecraft+k4=CAI%253D  Nope,
no new videos that I haven't seen.  I guess there are no new updates posted
on YouTube.

3. Or maybe one could go all NSA and be super sneaky, and look for a super
duper secret directory on the ftp://ftp.elecraft.com/K4/ (ftp) server...
nope nothing new about the K4, other than the original brochure... woe is
me! (the brochure is a pdf file there which might bring to life the thread
about getting text out of a PDF file.. for the love of Elecraft, let's hope
not!)

4. We could speculate on how long this thread will live... 10 responses?
20? 30? 40?  I'm all a twitter thinking about how long it will last. ;)

All in good fun! :)

mg NG7M

On Tue, Mar 3, 2020 at 2:04 PM Wes  wrote:

> They will deliver before FD.  What year is the question.
>
> Wes  N7WS
>
> On 3/3/2020 1:39 PM, Joseph Trombino Jr wrote:
> > Howdy Gang.
> >
> > Has anyone picked up any news from the Mothership as to the K4
> production process and timeline?
> >
> > Sure hope they can start deliveries well before Field Day.
> >
> > Keep sending those ditties.
> >
> >   73, Joe W2KJ
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Re: [Elecraft] K4 news?

2020-03-03 Thread Wes


They will deliver before FD.  What year is the question.

Wes  N7WS

On 3/3/2020 1:39 PM, Joseph Trombino Jr wrote:

Howdy Gang.

Has anyone picked up any news from the Mothership as to the K4 production 
process and timeline?

Sure hope they can start deliveries well before Field Day.

Keep sending those ditties.

73, Joe W2KJ


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