[Elecraft] New Products

[Alan Bloom]

I agree.  I think I've done all the Elecraft-recommended mods for my K3
S/N 847:

AF upgrade (LINE OUT & speaker amp), AF Amp output, Synthesizer ALC,
Front-panel mic circuit, Rear-panel RF filtering, IF output buffer gain,
KPA3 12V sense, front-end protection, and VFO tuning noise.

That looks like a big list, but all of the mods are easy to do and free
or low cost.  The only mods I did that cost significant money are the
KIO3 Remote I/O upgrade ($20) and DSP board upgrade ($70), but those are
optional.  I just did them just so I would be able to say that my K3 is
totally up to date - they really are not necessary at all.

The only "expensive" ($50) upgrade that would not be optional is the
KXV3A, which is necessary if I ever decide to get the K144XV.  

Al N1AL


On Fri, 2010-02-12 at 13:54 -0800, Leigh L. Klotz Jr WA5ZNU wrote:
> 
> Tom Fitzgerald-2 wrote:
> > 
> > As it turned out, I'm glad that I put off ordering my K3 #3494 because of
> > hardware mods etc.
> >  ...
> > 73, Tom kd0bcf.
> 
> Tom, I know it was a minor point in your message, but I wanted to say I have
> K3 #51 and I've spent a minimal amount of time and money keeping it up to
> date, and I've done them all.
> 
> Leigh/WA5ZNU