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

[Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604]

No one authorative so I'll answer the question about build time, since
I asked Eric this at the Visalia vendors forum.

7-9 hours estimated build time for a K3.  Not an evening, but a
weekend.

73, doug

   Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 08:44:29 +0100
   From: John GM4SLV <gm4slv at sighthound.demon.co.uk>
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   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 
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