Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft repair

2022-07-19 Thread john
There was a post from Marv (callsign unknown) that stated an impressive three day turnaround. He did not mention if there was a queue to ship it in or what the nature of the repair was. http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/elecraft/2022-July/290328.html John KK9A Frank KG9H wrote: Someone

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 / 270V ERR

2022-07-19 Thread Andy Durbin
"He tells me that a failed R16 on the power supply board should have no effect on the 60V supply, ." No, of course it won't. It will only prevent 270 V being produced if 60 V is present. The amplifier is heavy and will be expensive to ship. Why not diagnose the problem and just fix

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft repair

2022-07-19 Thread NS9I WI
They rcvd my amp on 6/28, supposed to then be 3 weeks for repair - I called today, apparently they had their service dept. cut in 1/2 for last couple of weeks *2/2=1) - will be another 2 weeks, totaling 5 weeks. Glad I have a spare! ;-) 73 Dwight NS9I On 7/19/2022 10:19 AM, Dave (NK7Z)

Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 / 270V ERR

2022-07-19 Thread James Bennett via Elecraft
Folks - I’ve exchanged email with Rob at Elecraft support. He tells me that a failed R16 on the power supply board should have no effect on the 60V supply, so I’m opting to NOT rip the amp apart in search of R16. Waiting on Rob to send me an RSA and the amp will be off to Watsonville for some

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Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft repair

2022-07-19 Thread Dave (NK7Z)
Make that 6/22, when it arrived. 73, and thanks, Dave (NK7Z) https://www.nk7z.net ARRL Volunteer Examiner ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources On 7/19/22 07:51, Dave (NK7Z) wrote: Hi, I sent in a P3 a few weeks ago, (arrived on 07/22), and am

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft repair

2022-07-19 Thread Ron KF7ZN
I have been having power issues and am now getting new boards for my K3s, happily I will not have to send it in after all, the service from Doug has been excellent. *Hope you have a nice day!* Ron Wilcox KF7ZN RN, BSH, BSN ARRL & W5YI Volunteer Examiner Davis County Assistant Emergency

[Elecraft] Elecraft W2 Wattmeter

2022-07-19 Thread Josep Torres via Elecraft
Looking for a used one in good condition. If you have one and not using, maybe you’re interested in selling. 73, Josep EA6BF BUG #256 - CWops #3072 - FOC #2182 (ex 1724) > On Jul 19, 2022, at 16:53, Frank Krozel wrote: > > Someone mentioned last week that they sent in their K3 and

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft repair

2022-07-19 Thread Frank Krozel
Someone mentioned last week that they sent in their K3 and got a 1 week turnaround. Elecraft has answered all my questions and called me back with some additional questions I had with a one day turn-around on the emails and calls. (Thanks Doug and Wayne) -73- FrankKG9H kg9hfr...@gmail.com

Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft repair

2022-07-19 Thread Dave (NK7Z)
Hi, I sent in a P3 a few weeks ago, (arrived on 07/22), and am waiting for the results. The last item I sent in an item for repair took only a few weeks, so I am expecting to hear from Elecraft very soon. I'll post when I do. Repair for me has been good. 73, and thanks, Dave (NK7Z)

[Elecraft] Elecraft repair

2022-07-19 Thread Rip R
There was a thread regarding the lengthy process of getting an Elecraft radio repaired and I was concerned about this issue. Has this situation improved? From my perspective, one of the reasons a person would purchase an Elecraft transceiver would be both reliability and service. Thanks for any