Thanks for all helpful info. My K3 is now 10 years old and chugging along just fine. I changed out to the newer VFO boards and the newer I/O board.
What I am watching for is a new release of the P3SVGA which I signed up for at Hamvention. I am still so impressed with the K3 receiver that I never even think about a K4. Good wishes! On Mon, Jun 27, 2022 at 20:06 Hank via Elecraft <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > I can attest to at least one part I received as a surprise from Elecraft. > I bought a K3S kit in 2018. I bought a internal 2m transverter 2nd that > did not work well. I sent the whole thing in for a checkup (K3s et al) and > had the 2 meter unit repaired and some modules installed including the > higher resolution TXCO. The TXCO failed and they sent me a new one in 2020. > It went bad. In 2021 when things really went to crap with the supply chain > they sent me an original TXCO for free from someone’s secret stash - just > from my comments here on the reflector. > > I am very hopeful they will keep the K3 line serviced for quite some time > if the rest of the world can get their act together. > > When they say K-Line I think of the B-Line twins which are still operating > in my shack. Fingers crossed! > > Hank > K4HYJ > > > On Jun 27, 2022, at 8:34 PM, Wayne Burdick <n...@elecraft.com> wrote: > > > > A few counterexamples: > > > > - We started selling the K2 in 1999, nearly 23 years ago. We're still > selling them. 99% of the parts are still available. > > > > - We started selling the K3 in early 2008, nearly 15 years ago. We still > service them (in fact repair times have gone down recently), and we're even > building new modules in some cases to extend their life and enhance > performance. This process was delayed by the supply chain and pandemic but > we're getting it back on track. > > > > - If you want to repair your own Elecraft product or ask a technical > question, you can email Eric and me personally. Many have, and I'm sure > they'll continue to do so. Or you can email support. > > > > - If you email me in a language other than English, I'll translate it > with Google both ways. I've done this in Spanish, French, and Japanese. > > > > - Most of the parts for our products are available from industry > suppliers like Digikey if not directly from us. This has been true > historically, and assuming the supply chain improves, it will continue to > be true. > > > > - I have personally supplied parts or modules to at least a dozen of our > customers from my own lab stock over the years, typically at zero cost, > zero shipping, just to help out when the parts were not available elsewhere. > > > > - The K4 is designed in highly modular fashion so we can replace modules > in the future as technology changes, including the main processor board, > ADC boards, and DAC board. This seems preferable to, let's say, having your > entire radio be dependent on the availability of a particular laptop > computer that one designed into it. > > > > > >> ...buy an FT-450 and dump it.... > > > > > > Sure. YMMV. > > > > Wayne > > N6KR > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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 h...@optilink.us > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 w3tb....@gmail.com -- 73 de Ted Edwards, W3TB and GØPWW and thinking about operating CW: "Do today what others won't, so you can do tomorrow what others can't." ______________________________________________________________ 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
