I just sent my K3 back to have the 144 module installed and asked that all hardware mod's be made to bring it up to the current serial number. I'll have it back Tuesday. That's what make Elecraft so great. S/W mod's take care of them self from you station. While the K3 was gone, I used a friends 775DSP. Nice radio but hated it. Spinning the dial and not knowing what's on the band. With my LP_PAN, it's so simple and easy to operate. I've owned this radio for 3 years and that's the longest I've ever owned a radio and I've had them all. It's not going away.
Phil Philip LaMarche LaMarche Enterprises, Inc 727-944-3226 727-937-8834 Fax 727-510-5038 Cell www.w9dvm.com K3 #1605 CCA 98-00827 CRA 1701 W9DVM -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010 6:22 PM To: Grant Youngman Cc: Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Older Serial# K3 Grant, I don't think the point is to kill the used market. If I were to see a used K3 priced a bit below the price I am willing to pay for *my* K3 and the options I want - I certainly would be tempted, but if there were options that I did not want included with the used K3, I still would not be willing to pay more than a new K3 that is configured with my particular option set. On top of that, I would build my own, it is not much work, so I would only be willing to consider the kit price. In other words, the present owner would have to sell it below the kit price of my preferred K3 configuration, and I would further discount my offering price if it were not upgraded to the latest level. It is a value vs. price consideration. An older upgraded K3 is just as good as a brand new one - there are no "hidden mods", but the mods may have been added using leaded components (as instructed) while the changes on the K3 line have been implemented with SMD - the functionality is the same and you can't tell the difference from the outside of the box. 73, Don W3FPR Grant Youngman wrote: > So .. I guess the point of this thread is to kill the used market for the K3. That's seems a bit like pointing a gun at once's own head. > > Obviously if some guy has attempted to do hardware mods with a Black Beauty soldering iron or a blow torch and a pair of vice grips you have a problem. Or if he had to use a rubber hammer to seat the front panel board, because it "just wouldn't fit right"?That's true of any radio, from a 75A-1 to a K3. But for all purposes, a low serial K3 with the appropriate mods and updates done is the same radio as a new one. > > It seems as though perhaps I should dump my own 2K serial K3 and just buy a new one? Since the new ones are better? Huh? > > > Grant/NQ5T > > > On Apr 3, 2010, at 3:22 PM, Jeff Herr wrote: > > >> Older isn't better! >> >> >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.800 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2787 - Release Date: > 04/03/10 02:32:00 > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
