Thanks, Rich. "All industries are equal, but some are more equal than others."
I'm amazed at the folks that seem to think that ham radio equipment is even on the radar of anybody's 'essential' industry. What's even weirder, is that if you ask anyone to make up a list of 'essential' industries, it would look like no one else's list, ever. It seems that the industries that have the deepest pockets and the most to lose (all at the same time, it seems) are the only ones getting parts. All the small players are going begging. The major automotive OEMs (billions of dollars/yr in sales) have been back in production now for several weeks. Consider that the average vehicle these days has over 30K parts, and then try to figure out why small businesses like Elecraft can't get the parts they need to go back into production. It's not that the parts aren't available, it's that the parts went SOMEWHERE ELSE. Even the automotive OEM's have occasionally had to take a back seat to other manufacturers when it comes to electronics, especially the computer and cell phone guys. In the race to source microprocessor parts, there is a definite pecking order, based on volume and pricing and demand. If you sell a billion cell phones a year, guess who gets first pick? Sorry to bust everyone's bubble, but ham radio is really not that important, in the great industry wheel of things. 73, -- Dave, N8SBE -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K4 in production From: Rich NE1EE <73.de.ne...@gmail.com> Date: Fri, July 17, 2020 8:04 am To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net I'm sure that it varies by location and industry. I have spoken to several businesses who report they are behind due to supply chain interruptions and delays. I see that I need to change my habits for this mailer...I have a habit of hitting reply, and twice now I have sent private messages when I meant to reply to the group... ~R~ 72/73 de Rich NE1EE On the banks of the Piscataqua ______________________________________________________________ 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
