No "review" will be representative of all K3s.
I think Dave's line above says it all. No one review will ever capture the
true performance of all transceivers. This is a significant "hang-up" area
with many operators. Often, we'll read a QST or RadCom product review and
make the quantum-leap assumption that one parameter will remain the same
across an entire production run of transceivers. TX IMD specs come to mind
here. For example, depending on a bias setting, the real IMD performance
can very substantially with most SSB transceivers.
If Elecraft's final alignment procedure is identical to that used by the
casual end-user, does it matter whether or not the unit has been to Elecraft
or Sherwood? I think the whole point of Elecraft's design team was to take
the influential alignment variable out of the equation. I suspect if Wayne
& Eric were even the least bit concerned in this area that the kit version
would not have been offered. Or, in the alternative, all kits would go back
to Elecraft for final alignment.
Paul, W9AC (K3 just days away from shipment)
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