Hello Gary, I am waiting for my pod to use with a K3. Age means that sometimes my hands tremble a bit - life is still good. My plan is to get a forty year old youngster to do the soldering if it looks at all questionable to me. This is a shame as before becoming an EE I was a technician and as a youngster built my transmitters from scratch. Well the grass still looks green to me. It is going to be a delight to finally have the Pod as I missed it since changing to the K3 from Orion II seven years or so ago.
The job should not take but a few minutes so it should be possible for you to find a friend in W1 land to do the necessary for you. We help each other in this hobby. Enjoy your radio. 73 Doug EI2CN -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Gary Smith Sent: 30 June 2016 19:15 To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 mod for K-Pod level of difficulty For me the hassle is I power the P3 from the K3s. Unfortunately, my K3s serial # is 10622, so I need to do the mod or have the extra wires on my desk. It would be nice if a 9V battery could be placed inside as a powering option. 73, Gary KA1J > Any K3S later than serial number 10787 (kit) or 10801 (factory assembled) > can power the K-Pod without further modification. The change was made on all > subsequent units. > > So I'd hazard the guess that yours is "ready to roll" without any further > issues. > > Yes, the K-Pod Owner's manual advises owners of older K3s or K3 rigs that > Elecraft will do the mod for them. > > Optionally, you can simply power the K-Pod from the 12 VDC power connector > on the back panel of the K3. A suitable power cable is included with the > K-Pod. > > 73, Ron AC7AC ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to turnb...@net1.ie ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com