Sadly, there doesn't seem to be any interest in supporting the K3 any longer by Elecraft. Sure, they take them for repair but that is about it. There have been no fixes for some nagging issues with the noise blanker and the noise reduction is still inferior to that from other manufacturers. Still, the K3 is the best radio I have owned and remains on my desk because because of that fact.
When I bought my K3 in autumn of 2010 part of the reason for doing so was that Elecraft was still offering the K2 after many years and I thought the company would continue to refine and support the K3 for years to come and they did for about nine more years which is respectable. I am still waiting to read more reports of K4 owners after a couple of years of ownership and they will come in time as the first owners are now just emerging from the honeymoon phase. I have not opted to trade out my K3 for anything else yet and if I had to, I'm not even sure what I might choose. >From what I see on this list, I get a feeling that Elecraft is struggling to some degree (a lot of companies are/have been struggling the past couple of years so this is not a unique observation). I don't recall a formal response from Elecraft on the issues with the K3 finals and the overshoot issue. I think both issues should be addressed not only toward those of us who bought new from Elecraft directly but also for the second and beyond owners of the equipment. I tend to buy new stuff from companies that support their products well after the first owner has moved said equipment down the road (probably why when I look out the window on this wintry day most of our farm equipment says John Deere). Those second hand and beyond owners should not be ignored as a good impression received by them will result in first owner sales that directly benefit Elecraft. There was a time when my shack was almost all Yaesu. Now I flip the pages right past their ads. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 ______________________________________________________________ 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]
