[Elecraft] K3 kit

[Dave Hachadorian]

For special equipment, you need a DVM, dummy load, and ESD 
Mat/wrist strap (e.g Radio Shack 276-2370).

The kit is not hard to build. It is mostly just a mechanical 
assembly process and the instructions are good. However, you 
are assuming several risks in building a kit.

-One of the subassemblies may be defective (undetectable in 
subassembly factory testing).

-Something may be missing in the kit, causing a delay.

-You may make an assembly error or cause an ESD problem.

In those cases, there will be much headscratching, gnashing 
of teeth, disassembly/reassembly and you may have to ship 
the radio back for repair. Shipping will cost about fifty 
bucks, with insurance. On the good side, excellent advice 
from the Elecraft tech support team will be rapidly provided 
if you get into a problem.

If I were to order another one (that would be #3 for me), I 
would order it factory-built.  There is nothing like a final 
assembly test to prove that everything is working right.

Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Big Bear Lake, CA



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott McDowell" <scott1934 at gmail.com>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 12:43 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 kit


> Hello
> I should be getting my K3/10 kit in a couple of months and 
> woud like to know
> what I will need in the way of test equipment to get it 
> aligned and tuned
> up?
> A digital volt meter is about the extent of my test 
> equipment.
> Besides that I'm a numb brained old man that has to ask 
> the xyl what my name
> is every morning! It really is almost that bad, should I 
> even be considering
> building
> a K3?
> Thanks
> Scott N5SM