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PGXL April 2019 Updates

Richard
Richard Member ✭✭
edited June 2020 in Power Genius XL Amplifier
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  • Jon_KF2E
    Jon_KF2E Member ✭✭
    edited April 2019
  • KC2QMA_John
    KC2QMA_John Member ✭✭
    edited April 2020
    I have been thinking about of getting a new HF amp,  If I were to order a PGXL today how long would it take to ship it out to Tennessee?
  • David-N5PSM
    David-N5PSM Member ✭✭
    edited April 2019
  • Mike Presnell
    Mike Presnell Member
    edited April 2019
    I placed an order 730 days ago, and was told it will be another 6 months.  That would put it over 910 days....     I don't think 704 days is presently valid.

  • David-N5PSM
    David-N5PSM Member ✭✭
    edited April 2019
  • KF4HR
    KF4HR Member ✭✭
    edited April 2019
    True, but I am looking forward to seeing Dewy's latest consolidated PG-XL Order listing.
  • Mike Presnell
    Mike Presnell Member
    edited April 2019
  • Dewey WØYWW
    Dewey WØYWW Member ✭✭✭
    edited June 2019
  • KF4HR
    KF4HR Member ✭✭
    edited April 2019
    Thanks Dewey!
  • KF4HR
    KF4HR Member ✭✭
    edited April 2019
    Six more months to wait for your April 2017 Order?  Wow, I was hoping for a summer 2019 delivery for my December 2017 Order.  Based on your information I guess that won't be happening.  (Thankfully my Alpha is working great.)

    I'm looking forward to reading Gerald's next Power Genius Update, to find out what the hold up is now.
  • KC2QMA_John
    KC2QMA_John Member ✭✭
    edited April 2019
  • FRED W9TB
    FRED W9TB Member ✭✭
    edited April 2019
    I just ordered a KPA1500  5 to 7 days for shipping.
  • KC2QMA_John
    KC2QMA_John Member ✭✭
    edited April 2019
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] ✭✭
    edited April 2019
    I love my KPA 1500. It works beautifully. And while it is not integrated in Smart SDR they have a remote program where you can operate it from any computer in the shack via lan
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] ✭✭
    edited April 2019
    Fred . . . You're gonna love the amp. It's quiet and the internal tuner works well. I like mine. One of the best decisions i made. . . . Well other than marring my wife.
  • KC2QMA_John
    KC2QMA_John Member ✭✭
    edited April 2019
  • Steve K9ZW
    Steve K9ZW Member ✭✭✭
    edited April 2019
    Projecting future delivery based on delays in development seems rather an unsound methodology. Some things to also consider is while each individual’s order is a separate end user transaction, production and shipping appear to be in batches. If a new individual order just makes in into a batch in process the order might be fulfilled much earlier than simple day-counting projections suggest, and likewise an individual order that came in too late to be included in batches in process might take significantly longer. Ask FRS directly when you are prepared to place your order. Back in the Flex-5000A roll out I asked FRS what my expected delivery would be, but I didn’t place the order on the spot choosing to smooth the XYL’s skepticism first. That took my a couple weeks to settle down, and when I placed my actual order I had missed the batch cutoff and had to wait much longer for the second production run. Lesson learned. Hopefully the development cycle delays seen to date will disappear. And eventually the backlog issues will come out of the the lead time. One thing that does seem pretty clear is you have to have a reservation and deposit to have any sort of delivery date. Reflect on that simple fact that no matter how long it takes to fulfill your individual order you have to be in the game to get a new PGXL anytime soon. 73 Steve K9ZW
  • David-N5PSM
    David-N5PSM Member ✭✭
    edited April 2019
    Steve,  I agree with all you have said, especially "Projecting future delivery based on delays in development seems rather an unsound methodology. "  Unfortunately, we do not have any other tools to predict what is going on. Flex does not publish  order to batch assignment.   we are all anxious to have the "greatest production amp ever made to date"...my words.

    73 & Cheers
    N5PSM
  • KF4HR
    KF4HR Member ✭✭
    edited April 2019
    Now that the bugs have been worked out of the PG-XL it seems FRS/4o3A could provide some sort of production schedule, well.. unless the production news is really bad.  Will we eventually see a PG-XL April 2021 Update thread?
  • Bill -VA3WTB
    Bill -VA3WTB Member ✭✭✭
    edited April 2019
    I don't think we have heard anything since Geralds letter telling about some amps not meeting specs, and that he was investegating the problem at the factory.  Correct?

    But several members on the community have received theirs lately, that must have been the batch he talked about being ready.
  • KF4HR
    KF4HR Member ✭✭
    edited April 2019
    Correct(?) is a darn a good question Bill.  The last FRS PG-XL Update I received was back in February and it seemed a bit confusing to me.  If I remember correctly it mentioned 4o3A had been cleared to restart production.  But additional changes had been identified and are being worked out with 4o3A.  And three dozen PG-XL's were suppose to ship in the coming month.

    At this point I'm not sure whether to be disappointed my PG-XL hasn't shipped yet, or be thankful I'm further down on the waiting list. :)
  • Bill -VA3WTB
    Bill -VA3WTB Member ✭✭✭
    edited April 2019
    All I know is, according to the ones that stuck it, they are really glad they did. The PGXL it not your standard amp.
  • Richard
    Richard Member ✭✭
    edited April 2019
    Thanks Dewey...
  • Richard
    Richard Member ✭✭
    edited April 2019
    Jon...  The point of this thread is not a "bitching" session but one of information that John KC2QMA gets....  Allows those that are waiting for their PGXL a better idea of the What is Shipping and When their Orders were made.
  • Burt Fisher
    Burt Fisher Member ✭✭
    edited May 2019
    They are running their business just fine,, hundreds of thousands of dollars of interest free money. 
  • Burt Fisher
    Burt Fisher Member ✭✭
    edited April 2019
  • KC2QMA_John
    KC2QMA_John Member ✭✭
    edited April 2019
  • KC2QMA_John
    KC2QMA_John Member ✭✭
    edited April 2019
  • Jon_KF2E
    Jon_KF2E Member ✭✭
    edited April 2019
    Estimated does not equal will.
  • Burt Fisher
    Burt Fisher Member ✭✭
    edited April 2019

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