Your offer was most gracious, but i have no desire to tear into this thing multiple times for the same problem.
I have a solution so all this discussion is for not. Will use my Icom 756 Pro II. Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC Staunton, Illinois Owner – Operator Villa Grand Piton - J68HZ Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I. Rent it: www.VillaGrandPiton.com email: [email protected] > On Dec 17, 2015, at 11:30 AM, Ed Muns <[email protected]> wrote: > > If you have a K3 with a broken KIO3 or KIO3A, why did you refuse my offer to > send you a KIO3A last week? It is used but operationally fine. > > This addresses your stated problem and you still have the option to replace > it with a "new" assembly when the KIO3B is available. > > Ed W0YK > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Elecraft [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dr. > William J. Schmidt, II > Sent: 17 December, 2015 06:18 > To: 'Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft' > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KIO3B > > Hi Eric, thanks for the reply. For me, the K3IOB is not an upgrade, per se, > but a necessary part to get my broken K3 on an island in the Caribbean > fixed. Alas, my K3 shall remain broken for a few more months while I await > a stock of replacement parts (a few months because I only get there every > few months at best). I guess I'll bring my Icom 756 Pro II along with me on > the plane tomorrow. So much for my (highly touted, and maybe not so > permanent) K3. > > > > > > Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ > > > > Owner - Operator > > Big Signal Ranch - K9ZC > > Staunton, Illinois > > > > Owner - Operator > > Villa Grand Piton - J68HZ > > Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I. > > Rent it: <http://www.VillaGrandPiton.com> www.VillaGrandPiton.com > > > > email: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] > > > > From: Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 7:51 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: Dr. William J. Schmidt, II <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KIO3B > > > > Hi Bill (and everyone else interested in the KIO3B upgrade), > > Unfortunately pulling the KIO3B boards out of a packaged K3S kit or already > built K3S is not practical, and would really cause production problems here. > We build the assembled K3S base units ahead of time before option > configuration, and for kits, the KIO3B boards are inside of sealed boxes of > kitted product packaged ahead of time. > > We are also fully maxed out getting December orders out the door for last > minute shoppers, presents etc. > > Fortunately, we will begin taking orders for the KIO3B board set the week > after next - after the holiday rush. This will probably on either the 29th > or 30th, and we expect to begin shipments 5-10 days after that. We should > have the extra KIO3B boards in-house and tested by then. > > Please do not try to order or call before we announce that the order form is > up as we do not have the web order form or internal order systems ready to > handle KIO3B upgrade orders. (We prefer on-line orders to avoid phone > overload here..) We are also maxed handling the holiday order rush. > > We will post here on the Elecraft List and of course on our web page as soon > as we are ready to take orders and the order form is up and running. > > We're running as fast as we can - Its a busy month at Elecraft this time of > year. > > 73, > Eric > > elecraft.com > > On 12/16/2015 8:03 AM, Dr. William J. Schmidt, II wrote: > > I feel a bit responsible for this thread and it needs to end. The issue for > me is that my radio is at my place on J6 where my electronics lab is not. I > have three options: 1. Bring the radio back and fix it, 2. Try to fix it > down there (with very minimal resources), or 3. Bring a new part down with > me to swap out and trouble shoot the broken part back here in the states. > Ordering a new KIO3 would be less than smart. > > I decided last night i would simply order a new K3s, tell Elecraft to hot > shot the KIO3B out of it and keep the radio/ send the radio with a > replacement KIO3B when they become available (months from now, i don't > care). Theres more than one way to skin this cat! > > > Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ > > Owner - Operator > Big Signal Ranch - K9ZC > Staunton, Illinois > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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]
