[Elecraft] K3 - Why buy a kit?

[Robert Tellefsen]

Hi Dave

A high percentage of us are dedicated kit builders
and previous Elecraft customers :-)

The K2 was sold as a kit radio, and look how many
have gone out so far, over 6000.

My own feeling is that if I build a radio, if it ever
needs to be worked on, I have no trouble lifting the lid
and rummaging around in it.  After all, I put all those
little pieces in place myself.  Same applies to doing
mods to the radios or upgrades.

True, the K3 comes more as an assemble-it-yourself
kit, rather like assembling a computer.  Even so, for
many of us there is a desire to know what goes on
under the hood, and putting the pieces in place is a
good start.

I'm still waiting for mine, probably April at best at
this point.

73, Bob N6WG

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Hachadorian" <K6LL at ARRL.net>
To: "Elecraft Reflector" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 12:40 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 - Why buy a kit?


> I ordered a K3 (assembled unit) last week, and signed onto 
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> 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?
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> Thanks.
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> Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
> Yuma, AZ
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