Thom, a couple of years ago one of the ops brought a K3 to Field Day. At the time I thought that it was nuts to bring a transceiver of such high value out into the elements. But, he's brought it for the last two years and it was our workhorse on 20m, CW and SSB. Similarly, many a K3 has been taken on a DXpedition, with excellent results. For home use, I don't think you have any cause for concern. As was noted, if any problem arises, it will be quickly solved by the collective experience of this list or by Elecraft. I don't recall an instance when an entire piece of Elecraft equipment had to be returned to the factory for repair.
In October I attended Pacificon, and paused for a moment to look over the FTDX-5000. Looks like it would take an advanced degree to operate all of the controls. I was the only person even giving it a glance, where the Elecraft booth had a steady stream of traffic. I'm sure that Lisa was busy taking orders, but at least she had time for a short chat. 72/73 de Jim - AD6CW On Nov 14, 2012, at 6:08 PM, Thom Durfee <[email protected]> wrote: >> people on this list with their K3's... >> >> I am having apprehension about ordering one. >> >> Thom WI8W >> ______________________________________________________________ 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
