Hi All,
I feel that Elecraft is allowing us to update to the latest version of
the radio and these suits me fine. My costs will include VAT (sales tax)
at 21% plus shipping to EI land so it is not cheap but nor was the K3 until
you compare performance and price with other manufacturers. This is an
option and not required. The radio was not so much deficient but improved!
Perhaps the W9AC modifications are the way for most to go. Maybe
Elecraft feels that selling the filter board on its own will cause too many
people problems with installation. Surface mount is a different game and
with so many of us old goats not able to see and with wobbly hands might
Elecraft be protecting themselves from ourselves. One may object to this
but it is a corporate decision which may save Elecraft much trouble - I do
not know. I do know that there is no other radio company serving its user
base so well. We are treated like family.
Happy Christmas and Holidays
Doug EI2CN
-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David Lankshear
Sent: 23 December 2009 23:53
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Raised K3DSPUPGD price?
The K3DSPUPGD was expensive at the old price, bearing in mind the cost of
carriage and return. Now the price is verging on the obscene. For the
money you'll get a Rev B board with a few component changes and the added
LPF board.
For those who can use a soldering iron, the W9AC bass enhancement mods work
perfectly well, so keep fingers crossed that the LPF, when it appears, is
priced fairly.
Is it right that we're being asked to pay through the nose for things that
are correcting shortfalls in the original design?
73 DaveL
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