Sorry...wrong link. Try again!
Doug
http://www.ac6rm.net/mailarchive/html/elecraft-list/2007-05/msg00999.html
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Doug and all,
Actually, I think your first link told everyone what they really needed to
know. If you ordered on or before 5/14 you should be in the first run. But
I wouldn't plan on getting a first run order right after July 1st. My guess
it will be somewhat later in July before they really start shipping, and
then it will be a few at a time. I suppose they need to do some final
checking, etc. as they go out the door.
As to totals, I don't think Wayne or Eric want to disclose that for various
reasons, but we know they initially planned on 200 per run, and then
increased it. Somebody speculated the new number was 220, but I don't think
that makes sense intuitively. Since they indicated they increased both the
1st and 2nd runs, that suggest to me that orders were very much stronger
than anticipated, and a 10% increase doesn't seem logical. I'm betting it
was much more than that, but how much I could only guess. Something like
20% to 50% would seem more logical (maybe even more), depending on
production capacity. Perhaps not for both runs, but who knows? If you had
been in the demonstration room at Dayton on Thursday night, you would get a
pretty good idea that interest was very strong, not to mention all the
interest shown here on the reflector. It seems like every other person I
talk to has either ordered one already, or is wrestling with their pocket
book about doing so. Anyway, we will get a better idea of the number soon
enough when folks start posting their serial numbers! It wouldn't surprise
me a bit if they sold 1,000 of them by Christmas! The real question is can
they deliver that many! In the meantime, those of us who have ordered need
to go on a valium drip!
Dave W7AQK
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