[Elecraft] K3 #4407 - dead; Long Live 4638!

[Chuck Shefflette]

K3 #4407 is currently in the ICU on my bench, alongside K3 #4072, my original
K3. The interesting is that the strike doesn't appear to have been through
the antenna, there is no evidence anywhere in the RF path of any damage.
Rather it seems that the entry point was the RS-232 connector since the
major damage was to the KIO3 board - the RS-232 driver chip is missing its
top! I have a new DSP and KIO3 coming from Aptos and the front panel board
left today for repairs. Aside from that, I put the front panel and KIO3 from
#4072 onto 4407 and it seems to work, more once I get the FP back from
Aptos.

I have to send great thanks to the team at Elecraft, I've traded emails with
several of them this week and they have all been very helpful and
encouraging. Hopefully #4407 will be back on the air by next weekend and
take its place next to #4072!

As a side note, for anyone who read Joel Hallas' (W1ZR) review of the K3
accessories in the August QST, contrary to what he says, the Oak Hills BNC
conversion kits work just fine in a K3 with the KAT3. I have two of them
with all BNC connectors sitting on my bench!


Phil Hystad-3 wrote:
> 
> Gary, the one thing I want to know is how did you create that lightning
> strike?
> 
> On Aug 27, 2010, at 3:54 AM, Gary Dezern wrote:
> 
>> Had a visit from the Santa Clause in Brown (UPS man) today.  Kit 4638 is 
>> spread in front of me and I'm doing the part inventory!
>> 
> <snip...>
> 

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73 - Chuck, AA3CS
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