I have # 174, very few mod done and due to other commit tents, no f/w upgrade in the last 12 months - still works great - When I can get to using it. 73 de David, M0XDF (K3 #174, P3 #108) -- David
On 23 Sep 2014, at 05:56, Fred Jensen <[email protected]> wrote: > Mine is #642. It did a short stint in the Elecraft Medical Center for > slightly Sickly Electronics early on for a failed component I didn't want to > track down. They brought it up to what was then "production." The only other > mod I've done was the IF output gain mod [destroy an SM resistor and replace > it with a different value resistor] when I got the P3 much much later. > > K3's don't seem to wear out, and unlike me, are not affected by an > accumulation of birthdays. OK, I finally had the "cracking knobs syndrome," > Elecraft sent me new ones, I had saved the allen wrench for them, and all was > well. I would make sure that any HW mods published after the one you're > considering was born are not critical to your operating requirements, > particularly if your needs are somewhat esoteric like EME and the like. Load > the latest production FW, run through the calibration procedures [no test > equipment required], and call CQ. > > Mine works just like advertised. > > 73, > > Fred K6DGW > - Northern California Contest Club > - CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014 > - www.cqp.org > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
