This is likely. When Elecraft made an error and shipped me a kit K3 instead of the factory-assembled one I had ordered, I sent it back to them, they built it, and they sent it back to me. Same serial number (888) as the kit I originally received.
Bill W5WVO ----- Original Message ----- From: "WILLIS COOKE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Elecraft Reflector" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 5:06 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Serial Numbers > I am not an insider, so I don't know but I get the > impression that when they sell an assembled K3 they > first assemble a kit and then have one of their techs > build and test it. If they assign the serial number > when they assemble the kit this would throw the > assembled units a few weeks later than the kit units > with adjacent serial numbers. This may not be > correct, but it sounds plausible. I have seen > references to a particular radio being built by a > particular technician. > > > --- "Dick Housden, W0NTA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi John, > > > > I am not sure how Elecraft is issuing serial > > numbers. I thought I read > > somewhere that there could be differences in the > > sequence of kits versus > > assembled units, but I cannot find anything on that. > > Maybe I was dreaming, > > again. > > > > Maybe someone else can enlighten us. > > > > 73, Dick, W0NTA > > Greeley, CO > > > > > > > > John Clare wrote: > > > > > > Hello Dick et al. On noting your K3 Serial Number, > > and wishing to > > > understand > > > the radio and the company much better, I am > > puzzled by Serial Number > > > chronology. My K3 rolled off the production line > > approx 21 days ago and > > > its > > > Serial Number is 1054, yet I am seeing numbers out > > there that are in the > > > 1100's and 1200's. My K3 is a 100w factory > > assembled version with auto > > > tuner > > > and transverter interface. Are there seperate > > serial no. blocks for 10w, > > > kit > > > form etcetera., does any one know? John Clare > > VK1CJ. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > View this message in context: > > > http://n2.nabble.com/Elecraft-CW-Net-Report-for-July-13th---14th%2C-2008-tp528962p530022.html > > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at > > Nabble.com. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
