Re: [Elecraft] KX3 - Factory Testing identical to Kit Testing?

2013-01-05 Thread Gary Gregory
Thomas, Your so right. The look on my face when I finished and powered it up would have been priceless I reckon. I am still grinning. Gary On 5 January 2013 14:55, Thomas Horsten tho...@horsten.com wrote: But you lose the feeling of wow I built this and look how awesomely it works in

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 - Factory Testing identical to Kit Testing?

2013-01-05 Thread Fred Smith
: Elecraft email list Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 - Factory Testing identical to Kit Testing? Thomas, Your so right. The look on my face when I finished and powered it up would have been priceless I reckon. I am still grinning. Gary On 5 January 2013 14:55, Thomas Horsten tho...@horsten.com

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 - Factory Testing identical to Kit Testing?

2013-01-05 Thread Gary Gregory
...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Gary Gregory Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2013 2:41 AM To: Thomas Horsten Cc: Elecraft email list Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 - Factory Testing identical to Kit Testing? Thomas, Your so right. The look on my face when I finished and powered it up would have been priceless

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 - Factory Testing identical to Kit Testing?

2013-01-05 Thread Fred Smith
One in every crowd huh! fred From: Gary Gregory [mailto:vk1zzg...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2013 5:52 AM To: Fred Smith Cc: Thomas Horsten; Elecraft email list Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 - Factory Testing identical to Kit Testing? Fred, Showoff...:-) Gary On 5 January

[Elecraft] KX3 ~ factory testing

2013-01-05 Thread Jan
I assembled the radio and it has now worked the frequencies for a month, no failures; guess that means it passed QC @ Elecraft as a kit also. Of course it wasn't as much of a task as the K2, some thirteen plus years ago Having fun on SKCC K3Y event as QRP = A-OK Cheers, Jan K1ND

[Elecraft] KX3 - Factory Testing identical to Kit Testing?

2013-01-04 Thread Richard
Hello, I will purchase a new KX3 from Elecraft Sales in a week or two. If the factory testing upon final assembly is more comprehensive than what is in the kit assembly manual, it might persuade me to buy the Factory Assembled version. Is any extra factory testing performed? The only order page

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 - Factory Testing identical to Kit Testing?

2013-01-04 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Hi Richard, While we do test and align the PCB boards identically on the kit and factory assembled KX3s, we do further testing on the assembled units to insure that we built them perfectly. Assembled KX3s are given an preliminary TX and RX test after assembly, followed by a multi-hour burn

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 - Factory Testing identical to Kit Testing?

2013-01-04 Thread Ray Sills
That brings a lot of value added to the factor-built version. IMO, worth the price, especially considering the number of hours spent in checking the rig. 73 de Ray K2ULR KX3 #211 (Kit.. with no regrets) On Jan 4, 2013, at 6:14 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote: Hi Richard, While

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 - Factory Testing identical to Kit Testing?

2013-01-04 Thread Fred Smith
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 5:14 PM To: Richard Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 - Factory Testing identical to Kit Testing? Hi Richard, While we do test and align the PCB boards identically

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 - Factory Testing identical to Kit Testing?

2013-01-04 Thread Chris Schrecengost
It absolutely does. It makes me wish I had gone with a built rather than a kit. Chris AB3QV On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 6:43 PM, Ray Sills raysil...@verizon.net wrote: That brings a lot of value added to the factor-built version. IMO, worth the price, especially considering the number of hours

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 - Factory Testing identical to Kit Testing?

2013-01-04 Thread Thomas Horsten
But you lose the feeling of wow I built this and look how awesomely it works in spite of it :) 73, Thomas M0TRN - KX3 #654, kit On 4 January 2013 23:43, Ray Sills raysil...@verizon.net wrote: That brings a lot of value added to the factor-built version. IMO, worth the price, especially