And if you had a naked K3 without an LP-Pan how would they compare? --- On Sat, 4/3/10, Phil LaMarche <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: Phil LaMarche <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Older Serial# K3 > To: [email protected], "'Grant Youngman'" <[email protected]> > Cc: "'Elecraft Reflector'" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, April 3, 2010, 6:39 PM > > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
