[Elecraft] Reward for P3 S/N 56

[Don Wilhelm]

AHHH Vic,

You shouldn't have.  Now there will be a real mountain of KX1, K1, K2, 
K3 and P3s out there with falsified serial numbers, and we can't tell 
the difference.  I guess we still need to engrave our call onto each and 
every board in the assembly :-) .

This should move to a new thread labeled "K? identity theft" - there are 
probably insurance companies that will provide tracking of that for a 
fee.  Starting my own business -- I will track your Elecraft serial 
numbers for $10 per month and provide you with an annual report of any 
discovered attempts to duplicate your serial number :-) .

73,
Don W3FPR

Vic K2VCO wrote:
> On 8/2/2010 4:59 PM, George A. Thornton wrote:
>   
>> There could be a black market in fake Elecraft serial number stickers.
>>     
>
> I shouldn't reveal this, but they are easy to make. I have a little Brother P-Touch label 
> maker, and it does an excellent job -- almost indistinguishable from the real thing.
>
> My K3 is so old (serial no. 00007) that it came with an old version of the rear panel. 
> Elecraft decided that they wanted everyone to have the newer one, so I got a replacement.
>
> But it didn't have a serial number, and taking the old one off destroyed it! The 
> labelmaker saved the day.
>