I have had many rigs in my 35 years of hamming. My favorites are always American. Why? My first rig was an FT200, the poor man's Yaesu. I think it was callled a Tempo one in the US. I bought it new and the dealer demanded that it be sent back to Yaesu, he wouldn't fix it under warranty. So I avoided Yaesu for many years. I finally succumb to the FT857 and the audio was so lousy that I hated it. Then, silly me, I bought an FT817 (used) and within a year it wouldn't work on some bands. (turned out to be a common problem) and 130$ later I sold it ....... Never again. None of the YIK people admit to a fault. None of the YIK people provide a solution to a problem. I had an SGC 2020 bought new and under warranty. When it chirped on CW they said that they could make it right. IF i sent the rig back and my cheque for $160 plus shipping - UNDER WARRANTY! I was so ............upset I sold the damn thing.
I have built a K1, KX1, K2 (all of the accessories but not the basic K2 cw). The few times I have had a problem Elecraft was there to help me resolve it. I am not a techy. But they were willing to talk me through it. I once considered buying a K1 that had been lightning damaged. I emailed Elecraft to see what my potential bill might be to have it fixed by them. Their reply was: You can fix it yourself, and we will help you do that. Imagine what YIK would say! I see a lot of what I sometimes think are silly questions on the Elecraft list. And then I remember; there are no silly questions, just really good advise from Elecraft and the unsung hero's of the list. I have ordered my KX3 sight unseen, and I am not waiting for a year for the design to mature because I think that Elecraft will continue it's excellent service and provide user installable upgrades the same way that it has done with all of the other rigs that it sells. Bill, VA3OL ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
