[Elecraft] Just finished building my K3

[James Sarte]

Don,

My beer cans were large, but not well grounded...

I have the 2.7k filter for both receivers; didn't bother with the 2.8's, and
so far no complaints. 

I ordered matched filters for diversity and all 5 pole filters were -.73
with no deviation.  (sweet)  

Now I just have to figure out if I can adjust filters for the sub with the
main controls instead of having to go into the SUB-B menu.

I really wish I had some chocolate though... craving chocolate now.

Woohoo, thpppt, and 73,
James "too tired to type yet too wired to stay coherent any longer" Sarte

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Rasmussen
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 9:00 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Just finished building my K3

>>> 1.	Don't drink while putting this kit together. without realizing, I
ended up getting pretty drunk during the course of assembly just sipping on
beer.  Mistakes can and will happen when you're tired AND drunk. <<<

Agreed - That's the down side. On the plus side, if you attach the ground
clip from your antistatic mat to the beer can, this will ensure you are
always grounded (given proper to generous consumption rates). 

As they say, one can never be too well grounded. ;-)

I completed my new K3 last Monday and was in such an excited hurry I forgot
to drink alltogether. But somehow everything came together and I have made
hundreds of QSO's, including this weekend in the ARRL DX CW contest. The
signals are very strong to JA, BD, KH and even though I only have the 2.7
roofing filter that comes with the K3, performance is 100%.

Contacts are with DX and Alaska/Hawaii only, report is RST and state for US
stations, RST and power for the Dx.