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Received word today, that the KrakenSDR lead time has been extended to 126 more days! Well, I originally placed the order through Crowd Source Funding (mentioned many times) October 21, 2021, and have been waiting patiently.

After waiting for May 31, 2022, the new delivery date, which has come and gone. The latest date for shipping was pushed to June 17, 2022, and again pushed to June 24, 2022. So, I requested a no-nonsense expected delivery date and found out the lead time is now a 126 days, as mentioned! 

My dilemma, do I keep waiting or just let the time pass and not think about it?  Fortunately, all is not at a lost. 

There are other products out there like the RSPdx SDRplay duo SDR receivers or products from Coherent Receiver, which makes SDR dongles stacked for all types of projects; including radio astronomy (RAS) and interferometers. 

You can even purchase Antenna Switches and Noise Generators, from Coherent Receiver's product line of SDRs. I've already ordered the RSPdx SDRplay's SDR receiver and as backup, ordering a quantity of two, four-stacked SDR dongles from Coherent Receiver, with all having expected delivery times this month! Far more efficient delivery timelines than the KrakenSDR's nebulous delivery date(s).  

My radio astronomy interferometer project has been held up far too long. I wish to be patient but a year delivery time is ridiculous, in my humble opinion. Most of my other RAS associates have cancelled their KrakenSDR orders!

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