Well I got back to Dayton and after some work to release my suitcases full of electronics, which were impounded by customs at our local airport, all is well. I have a large backlog of sleep and emails to catch up on, as well as the jet lag...?
Since the SSB firmware beta release at the end of March, sales volume doubled compared to the normal monthly average. The waiting list for assembled radios also doubled (see attached?chart which includes Dayton booth orders for assembled transceivers). Unfortunately I am informed by my colleagues that some kits have run out before the new batches?arrived. It takes several months to arrange manufacturing of a batch of 1,000 QMX or QMX+ kits, including component procurement from various parts of the planet, PCB manufacture and SMD assembly, preparing the kits of through-hole parts etc. It's a little difficult to judge the timing exactly.
So:
QMX: no stock. All through hole parts are either on hand, or on the way. The PCB assembly is completed and just pending shipment. All QMX kit and assembled radios orders are waiting for this new batch of QMX boards to arrive.?
QLG3 GPS: no stock. There was an unexpected lead time on the E108 module but they were delivered yesterday. Now pending the SMD factory to assemble the boards, they will be shipped (along with lots of other board batches I ordered). Any QMX+ orders that include the QLG3 option are pending the arrival of the new batch of QLG3 boards.?
I updated the shipping status page:?
We have several other kits that are low on stock (including QMX+) but the new boards and parts are expected to arrive before the stock reaches zero.?
