[Elecraft] K3 - Why buy a kit?

[Darwin, Keith]

I've been wondering the same thing.  In Sept. I ordered the kit version
to save money.  I figured it was worth my while to spend 8 hours and
save $200.  At this point, however, I've become rather busy with a silly
photography hobby / business so time is a premium for me.  I'm toying
with changing the order to factory assembled.

I don't think there is any delivery advantage in kit vs. factory
assembled.

Remember that all of the prior Elecraft stuff has been kit.  Most of us
enjoy building.  If we didn't we probably wouldn't have bought an
Elecraft.  So with a client base that enjoys building, it is only
natural that many of the rigs sold would be kits.

BTW, congrats on the K3 order.

- Keith N1AS -
- K2 5411.ssb.100 -
- K3 Wave 3 -

-----Original Message-----

I ordered a K3 (assembled unit) last week, and signed onto the
reflector.

Since then, I've noticed that the vast majority of units being delivered
are in kit form. Why is that? To save a couple hundred bucks? Because
people enjoy building their radios? Or is there some delivery time
advantage for those folks who order kits?

Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ






























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