[Elecraft] K3 - KRX3

[Dave Agsten]

After reading all of the stories of problems with the KRX3, I've decided not to install the one I received a couple of months ago. I originally planned to wait and see how other installations played out especially after reading that the front panel had to be removed and messed with in order to do the KRX3 installation. That's the last thing I wanted to do. I took extreme care with the front panel during the initial kit assembly and had no problems at all. I think that taking something like the front panel assembly apart is just asking for trouble. I'll bet others now agree with me. I ordered my KRX3 as part of my original purchase just after Dayton in 2007. Had I really understood all that would be involved with the KRX3 installation, I would have waited until it was available and done the whole thing at once. Even though the KRX3 manual might have been available at the time for customers to review, I didn't. There just aren't enough hours in the day. I
 do think that Elecraft should have emphasized the fact that front panel disassembly would be required if the KRX3 was not installed at initial build. Especially when you consider that the KRX3 was listed right along with all of the other K3 options on the glossy brochure that everyone grabbed at Dayton, 2007. Since the KRX3 was listed as an available option, I ordered it along with everything else. I even fronted Elecraft 50% up front and got nothing in return.....but that's another story. As I said, I hold Elecraft guilty for the KRX3 issues. I don't think it makes sense to take the radio apart to install an option that was delayed for a long time. At the very least, the issues associated with the KRX3 installation should have been made a lot clearer.

If anyone who has read this far is interested in the KRX3, I have mine available at a lower price than what it is currently going for. I bought it at the initial offering price. I also have an extra 500Hz filter that was designated for the KRX3. If interested, please contact me off list via e-mail.

73,
Dave N8AG

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