Good news - We are now moving along smoothly on the majority of our K3 Option purchasing, assembly and testing. Here is the latest status as of 9/15/23.
Here are personal opinions on the Elecraft K4 from the perspective of a moderately active ham and a K3 user since 2007. As an “In-House” field tester, I’ve had a K4 on the air for two years now, but it is only in the past few months that I’ve really given it a workout. Since autumn, my K4 has worked several thousand stations in each of the big modes: CW, SSB, RTTY, and FT8.
It's Been a Challenging Year... We have been navigating a wide range of parts and manufacturing issues this year. The K3 Options suffered as we first had to keep our primary product lines rolling out the door to you. (K4s, KX-Line, Amps 100, 500 and 1500W, etc.) Our purchasing team has been successful in sourcing parts for these primary products and keeping them shipping, but it's taken way more focus and effort than anyone expected.
First I apologize for the delay getting this update out. I've been head down, along with the rest of our team and our suppliers, for a good part of this month working to solve problems and get K4s flowing out to you faster.
I thought I'd post an update given the many questions on this topic. I'm the bottleneck on documentation, something that wasn't supposed to happen, but
Our first K4s are set to ship the second week of September. Our plan to ship in late August changed with the CZU Lighning Complex. The fire is among the to...
We've received questions regarding cleaning Elecraft equipment during Field Day, this is especially important when more than one person will be operating your rig. We know that sharing is caring...
Hi Everyone, At Elecraft, like many of you, we are in our 9th week of shelter in place. This has been tough on all of us. Back on March 16th, when the initial California state and local orders were issued with an April 11 estimated end date, we suspected that it would last longer than that, but not as long as this. The majority of our production team had to be furloughed immediately, with a few working from home. Most of...
