Sometimes I think Pavlov would have done better using Hams rather than dogs. There seems to be a lot of salivating going on in Elecraft land.
As we get so ever closer to the KX3 shipping date, the KX3 reflector is going wild. You get a palpable sense that some of the guys are literally jumping out of their skin, waiting for their radios to ship.
For me, it was harder to wait for the ordering process to begin. In addition to not really knowing when it was going to happen, I was conflicted for a while wondering whether or not I would have the funds needed when things actually started rolling. Fortunately, that turned out not to be a problem when the Order Page finally opened up.
When the original forecast for shipment was stated to be mid-February, my mind immediately told me "March or April ...... maybe". I remember reading the stories that accompanied shipping the K3 when it first came out. I figured that while that experience might have helped with initially shipping the KX3, it would not entirely eliminate unforeseen shipping delays TO Elecraft of materials needed to manufacture the rigs.
So here we are at March 14th, Pi Day, and the official line on the Elecraft Website is that shipping will commence somewhere between March 16th and the 26th. I'm thinking that if I am very lucky, I will see mine somewhere right around Easter time.
I'm just hoping that I get it in plenty of time to build it and have it for QRP To The Field., which is usually the last Saturday in April.
72 de Larry W2LJ
QRP - When you care to send the very least!
Good morning Larry, yes I too have been reading the post's about the KX3 (even though I decided to not order one at this time) The activity started to peak once the manual came out...that's like opening the bag of dog cookies but only allowing a sniff and that's it. Before you know it the KX3 will be in the hands of all those who waited.
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