[Elecraft] K3 Northwest Workshop Update 17 Nov 2008

[Lyle Johnson]

Hello All!

There have been two (2) cancellations so I have two (2) openings if you 
would like to attend this event but found out after registration was closed.

As a reminder, here is a summary of the event as announced on 31 October.

Who:

K3 Owners
Those seriously interested in the K3

When:

Saturday, November 22, 2008
Starts at 10:00 AM sharp.  Best to arrive 10 or 15 minutes early.

Where:

KK7P's Lab
18345 Osprey Ct
Mt Vernon WA  98274

(You can get directions from < URL:http://maps.google.com > with the 
above address)

What:

K3 Workshop

The goals are:

a) help anyone with a K3 to become more familiar with it;
b) allow non-owners a chance to get a good, hard, hands-on look at the 
radio;
c) provide a forum to allow owners to share their tips or experiences;
d) assist with mods/updates.

Schedule:

10:00 Welcome
10:05 KK7P Presentation: Distributed Engineering and the K3
10:45 Questions (and perhaps answers) and Tips

11:00 Demo of K3 Basic Modes of Operation
11:20 Demo of K3 Utility including Regular and Beta Firmware Updating
11:30 Demo of Diversity Reception
11:40 Demo of DVR!
11:50 Demo of 3rd Party Panadaptor(s)

12:00 Light Lunch and just hanging out

13:00 Prize Drawing (for K3 Owners only)
13:05 Help Folks with Mods on their K3s

Cost:

Free!

But please RSVP.

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Elecraft has kindly donated:

KXV3 Rx Ant I/O, IF Output, and Transverter Interface

*and*

KFLA3-500 500 Hz, narrow 5-pole roofing filter

as door prizes.  Details of how the drawing is going to be handled will 
be provided at the event.

If you have a K3 or are seriously considering one, and you live close 
enough to make the trip, you won't want to miss this!

73,

Lyle KK7P

PS: I regret my home is not wheelchair- or walker- accessible.