I am 3 hours into the K3 build and a little more than half way through the manual. Here's some comments:
1. Wow - I can not believe how everything fits together, including the shipping package. Kudos to Wayne and Eric - you guys are incredible. 2. If you are worried about electronics, winding toroids, soldering etc. - forget it. Building the K3 is more like assembling an Erector set. I am looking forward to going back later and reading about what all the various modules are doing. Right now, I am just enjoying seeing it come together. 3. Lots of little screws, washers and nuts. You need to keep your head straight to be sure you keep the 3/16 apart from the 1/4. After a while, you can see the difference but in the beginning all the parts look the same. Also, I would have appreciated some larger pictures so I knew where I was supposed to be looking on the board. But, if you take your time, have a bright light and think about what you are doing, this is not difficult. 4. There is no warning when to remove the protective film from the LCD so I got past that point and had to disassemble. You want to leave it on as long as possible to protect the LCD, but it should be removed when you place the light blockers. I think I had the same issue with the K2. 5. There are 2 set screws in the concentric knobs and since they are tiny and black on black, they are hard to see. I could not figure out why my knobs would not slip over the shaft. Duh More tomorrow. Craig "Buck" k4ia Fredericksburg, Virginia USA **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001) _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
