[Elecraft] "What Exactly do You Receive" (was When you order)

[Gary W. Hvizdak]

At 23:08 EST on 6 Mar 2008, RC Conley (KC6WA) wrote ...

... what exactly do you receive when you order a basic K3/10 ...?

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Hi RC,

    You are actually asking two questions:

1) What "hardware" do you get?
2) What "functionality" does the firmware provide?

    A good place to find a high-level answer to the "hardware" question is 
to visit Elecraft's ordering webpage ...

http://www.elecraft.com/elecraft_prod_list.htm#k3

... and simply observe what optional modules are available.  Very briefly, 
the hardware that doesn't come with the base K3 includes:

o   ATU module
o   Sub-Receiver (which includes a second identical RX plus a second DSP)
o   100 W PA module
o   Ten optional roofing filters (the base K3 includes a 5-pole 2.7 kHz
    filter; both the main and sub-RX can each hold five roofing filters)
o   General Coverage BPF module (both the main RX and the sub RX can accept 
    one)
o   Transverter Interface With RX Antenna I/O module
o   An optional five times higher accuracy TXCO
o   Digital Voice Recorder (will eventually have firmware support for vision 
    impaired operators)

    Another excellent way to appreciate what hardware you get is to read the 
K3 assembly manual.  See ...

http://elecraft.com/manual/K3%20Assembly%20Manual%20Rev%20D%20Web.pdf

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    The answer to the "functionality" question is a moving target since 
Wayne continues to add features to the firmware.  As I don't yet have my K3, 
I'm not in a position to provide details on this subject.

    BTW, an excellent resource describing the current firmware functionality 
is the product review that will appear in the April issue of QST.  You can 
see it now on Elecraft's website at ...

http://www.elecraft.com/K3/K3%20QST%20prod%20rev%201.pdf

    A second resource is the K2 operators manual.  See ...

http://elecraft.com/manual/K3%20Owners%20Manual%20C1%20sm.pdf 

73,
Gary  KI4GGX
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