[Elecraft] K3 Assembly Tools

[Phil Hystad]

The K3 Assembly guide says that you would need a accurate power meter measuring 1 mW to 5 W.  Also, a signal generator calibrated 50 microVolts output at 20 or 40 meters.  I have a signal generator that goes up to 5 MHz but I am pretty certain that the voltage adjust does not go down to 50 microVolts (it is pretty cheap).

So, where does one get these things.

I thought I remember someone telling me that there was a signal generator kit for generating the test signals needed for K3 assembly but I just can grab enough of that memory to do anything with it.

Also, these tools are marked optional.  Why are they optional and if they are useful for a particular purpose why would it not be a required tool to achieve the best of whatever they are being used for.

Thanks,
phil, K7PEH