Are K3 boards built overseas?

[NZ0T]

I've been asked that a few times by friends.  Are the boards built here in the USA or overseas?  I'm assuming the components themselves are from overseas?

73 Bill NZ0T

[KK7P]

> I've been asked that a few times by friends.  Are the boards built here in
> the USA or overseas?  I'm assuming the components themselves are from
> overseas?
>  
Component parts come from all over the world.

Parts are placed on the PCBs, soldered, and tested all in California.  
That is overseas for many of our customers :-)

73,

Lyle KK7P
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[Don Wilhelm-4]

Bill,

As far as I know, the boards are built in the USA - at a board assembly
shop in California.
The components will come from wherever they are available.  The parts
sourcing is a continual problem for Elecraft and any other
manufacturer.  Quality control of incoming parts is a necessary evil.  
It has been a very long time since "made in USA" semiconductors have
been common.

73,
Don W3FPR

NZ0T wrote:
> I've been asked that a few times by friends.  Are the boards built here in
> the USA or overseas?  I'm assuming the components themselves are from
> overseas?
>
> 73 Bill NZ0T
>  
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[Matt Palmer-4]

most die comes out of shenzen or malaysia. Packages are usually korea,
assembly and testing happens everywhere for components, places like TI
and IR have fabs in the states still, but not all of their parts come
out of them.

Matt
W8ESE
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