[Elecraft] The K3 and "homebrew": view from the E-lab

[John GM4SLV]

On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 21:47:08 -0700
wayne burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:

> A modular K3 is, clearly, not what you'd think of as homebrew, but
> it certainly is a kit, and will still take considerable time to
> complete. 

One small question, since Wayne has given the first indication the the
self-build K3 is a little more complex than I might have first thought.

What is the estimate of how long a K3 _would_ take to put together?
Are we talking over the course of an evening or something a bit more
involving?

I'm not planning one for myself (my K2 is enough radio for me), but I
can see others wanting to join the party, and to save money by going the
self build route, and I would love to be able to give them the answers
that might just push them into it!

For some it might be "oh - it'll only take a couple of hours, go on
you'll enjoy it and get a great rig in the process" and for others it
may be "oh - it's still quite a bit of work, you'll enjoy the build
process and learn a lot in the process, _and_ get a great rig at the
end"



Cheers,

John GM4SLV