[Elecraft] Serial Numbers

[WILLIS COOKE]

I am not an insider, so I don't know but I get the
impression that when they sell an assembled K3 they
first assemble a kit and then have one of their techs
build and test it.  If they assign the serial number
when they assemble the kit this would throw the
assembled units a few weeks later than the kit units
with adjacent serial numbers.  This may not be
correct, but it sounds plausible.  I have seen
references to a particular radio being built by a
particular technician.


--- "Dick Housden, W0NTA" <w0nta at arrl.net> wrote:

> 
> Hi John,
> 
> I am not sure how Elecraft is issuing serial
> numbers. I thought I read
> somewhere that there could be differences in the
> sequence of kits versus
> assembled units, but I cannot find anything on that.
> Maybe I was dreaming,
> again.
> 
> Maybe someone else can enlighten us.
> 
> 73, Dick, W0NTA
> Greeley, CO
> 
> 
> 
> John Clare wrote:
> > 
> > Hello Dick et al. On noting your K3 Serial Number,
> and wishing to
> > understand 
> > the radio and the company much better, I am
> puzzled by Serial Number 
> > chronology. My K3 rolled off the production line
> approx 21 days ago and
> > its 
> > Serial Number is 1054, yet I am seeing numbers out
> there that are in the 
> > 1100's and 1200's. My K3 is a 100w factory
> assembled version with auto
> > tuner 
> > and transverter interface. Are there seperate
> serial no. blocks for 10w,
> > kit 
> > form etcetera., does any one know? John Clare
> VK1CJ.
> > 
> > 
> 
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