I purchased a KX3 "Shack-in-a-Pack" a year ago, and after making one contact QRP at 5-watts, I set it aside in its carrying case while I took care of other commitments. Last week, barely three weeks before the end of the warranty period, I brought it out and started working with it, studying the manuals, and figuring out how to use it. I immediately discovered that transmitting into a 50-Ohm dummy load and pressing ATU TUNE returned an SWR of 25.4:1. Discussions with 'Rob,' Elecraft technician, were not productive; i.e., the results that should have been obtained weren't there. Eventually I discovered that while it said I was transmitting at 5-watts, the RF indicator was reading el zippo. Rob sent me a Repair Service Authorization (RSA) and I returned it to Elecraft for repair. It took two days to get there and one day later I received notification that the KXAT3 board had failed, had now been replaced, the unit calibrated, and all is copacetic! I am writing this to cr ow about the wonderful service offered by Elecraft, especially approaching the Christmas season! (My only complaint is the $57 it took to ship it and insure it for $1400, but that is not their fault.) I am very happy with Elecraft and I am looking forward to doing some serious QRP work when it gets back.
73. --Don Cline, K7FFN [email protected]<mailto:[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]
