I used my K3/100 in the 2007 CQWW SSB contest from J3A. reply to: k...@arrl.net
On Wed, Jun 29, 2022, 12:40 Ed Cole <kl...@acsalaska.net> wrote: > I bought my K3/10 in 2010 (SN 4340). Didn't realize that was only two > years after launch of the radio "We started selling the K3 in early > 2008-per Wayne". > > radio has performed well over the last 12 years. Only one failure of > the KIO3A board which I opted to have Elecraft repair (two months in > 2020; height of Covis issues). I did upgrade my two synth boards and > upgraded the general band filter to add 630m use. > > Recently, in light of comments about the KIO3 board, I ordered a KIO3B > as backup spare (just in case as computer I/F is critical for my use of > the K3 on digital modes - eme). > > Since I run in transverter mode most of the time, little actual usage of > the 10w modules have transpired. Now running 6m-eme at 3w still ought > to be gentle on the transistors (I drive a MRF-1K50H LDMOS final amp). > > Surface-mount repair tasks one's abilities in eyesight and finger > control (I did s-m repair for over twenty years, professionally and > getting difficult as I age). So I understand the comments about > self-repair of much of today's electronics. > > When I was working in a commercial shop we had a rule about deciding > repair or replace: if repair costs equal or exceeded 50% of replacement > we would recommend replacement. Then there were always the customer > with 1950's stuff wanting repair with no hope of finding replacement > parts (eg vibrator PS). > > Note on SSB compression, I've run at 20 with no complaints of distortion > or splatter. I do not do "combat contesting" or "aggressive DX", so > that seems a good setting. Audio drive also at 20 using Heil mic. > > Spending money on ham radio at advanced age is a difficult choice. But > I decided to renovate my 12x38 foot storage building into a ham > shack/workshop this summer (looking like $15K with most work done by > contractor). But moving out of 11x12 spare bedroom will be nice > (emptying the storage bldg is not). > > 73, Ed - KL7UW > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 k1ep.l...@gmail.com > ______________________________________________________________ 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
