[Elecraft] [K3] kit building or buy ready for use

[Paul Christensen]

Phil,

Building the K3 will likely make future hardware changes easier to implement 
since you will have recognized key circuit board areas and have an 
understanding of the assembly/disassembly process.

Getting in and back out of the K3 is very easy.  By contrast, the 
disassembly of my previously-owned IC-7800 required removal of over a 
half-dozen different screw types with varying lengths.  That created a 
nightmare situation if one of those screws was installed incorrectly.

Paul, W9AC

>> I am also planning on getting the K3 and there is only one thing that is
>> holding up my order right now and that is trying to figure out when I can
>> spend the time to put it together.  But, I am also a little bit wondering
>> if the cost differential of kit versus factory built is worth the 
>> learning
>> experience when you contrast that with the hassles of potential problems.