MOTM

a) If everything goes according to plan, kitting by the out-sourcing company 
will begin to ship before Dec. 1st. Unless there is a parts shortage, the "older 
module" (up to the '510) kit backlog should ship by Dec. 20. As far as the 
'480/'485 goes, my goal is to ship 1/2 of those kit's backlog (which is ~70 
kits). Pots are the critical item, the last batch is due to me on Dec. 4th so it 
will depend on how much time is needed those last couple of weeks.

b)  As part of the parts transfer, I'm going to take another full inventory in 
about 10 days. Nothing will be shipped out from Nov. 3-6 as I count and pack up 
all this stuff. I'm putting in maximum effort to ship all I can between now and 
Nov. 3, as it will take some time for the transfer to get kits re-stocked. A 
likely timetable is shipping restarts around Nov. 20 for the kits that are part 
of the transfer set. This is assuming that the kits have to be done from 
'scratch', which looking at the list is maybe 4 of them. In most cases, I will 
just give the bagged parts to the contractor, all that is required is putting 
them with the bracket/panel/manual into a bubble bag :)

c) The kits that *I* retain (VCOs, '440, '480, '485, '510) will still be worked 
on/shipped beginning Nov. 8th.

d) The next few days I'm kitting up the '700 and the '830. All the other kits 
will have to "stay where they are" until the transfer.

Paul S.