It is a bit of an addiction. I started Ham radio with an IC-7000. Next was a KX1, then a K2, then a KX3. I still have the IC-7000 but really only to use on the blue water boat, where the Icom is easy to interface to a Pactor modem and where I would prefer not to put the Elecraft rigs at risk! I would love to have a K3, but hard to make the case for it with all the aforementioned E rigs in the armory right now!
Chip AE5KA On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 4:38 AM, Clifford Hynds <vk2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Fred and group, > > Well yes I suppose it could be called a disease Hi! > > I actually started not long ago when an unbuilt K2 with SSB kit was up for > sale and i felt I wanted to build something for a change, It is complete > but have some kind of transmit problem where the power drops off 15W at 80M > and progressively drops off to 10M. Strange ! > > Receiver side seems fine. > > Have Gone over the adjustments to no avail suspect the Transmit Mixer > output may be low. > > Anyway later on I bought the following also second hand > > K3,P3 and KPA500 came up second hand on our VK classified site. > > I've owned a lot of tranceivers over the years but the Elecraft gear id > different somehow, no small p[art to the support and enthusiasm of the > owners and company. Also like the idea of standard type connectors not > proprietory . Good old DB9's etc. > > 73 > Cliff > > On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 8:39 PM, Fred Smith <m...@mo-net.com> wrote: > > > Cliff and Group > > > > What is it about the Elecraft line that once you own one piece of their > > gear > > it seems that it becomes for lack of a better word a "Disease". One that > > spreads to more and more of the Elecraft name on your desk like the > > "Chicken > > Pox" there are so thick 8>). > > > > There is some good news here though it is subsiding some as I have at > least > > one piece of all their gear from K2 forward, until several more options > > come > > out for the KX3 expected soon. > > > > The bad news on the other hand is that Eric seems to have a constant > stream > > of new products in devolvement or to introduce, ones that people want and > > cause a backlog to get one of whatever. > > > > 73, > > Fred/N0AZZ > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > > [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Clifford Hynds > > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 11:00 PM > > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > Subject: [Elecraft] K2 Repairs on hold while i fix my K3 12V ERR - now > > Fixed > > > > Well, > > > > Yet another fault in my shack the K3 decided to stop putting out power > over > > 12W this last night and came up with the Error "12V ERR" so off to the > > internet to see if it was an easy fix, well yes and no. > > > > Turns out i is a common problem in older K3 mine is 891 not ancient but > > older and as the previous owner was a contester probably worked hard. The > > fault was the discoloured pins on P67B on main board from high current, > The > > older units did not have gold plated pins. > > > > The entire rear end had to be disassembled but pretty easy. PA removed > and > > the PAIO board , anyway this is probably not new to the group but I must > > say > > the modular design simplifies the repair. After replacing the six > blackened > > pins from parts left over from my K2 build all good. Not to mention the > > step > > by step repair here > > > > > http://www.elecraft.com/manual/KPA3%20Power%20Connector%20Replacement.pdf > > > > So now the K3 after reassembly back up and running. > > > > Now back to fixing my K2 which hasn't even been on air yet. > > > > 73 > > Cliff > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
