[Elecraft] Advantages of Factory Assembed & Tested K-3 vs. a Kit?

[Phil Hystad]

I think the K3 goes together much better then a PC.  I built my K3 a week ago and I am still in awe of the precision of engineering that went into that K3 kit.  Parts went together smoothly just as if they were designed to do that -- of course, which they are but the fit was perfect.

There is only one little wish and that is I wish for slightly smaller fingers for just one or two steps in the K3 kit building process.  Now, this was really not a problem but it was a bit tight but still what I would call easy.  I mean, no sweat on my brow for this job at all.

Alignment? What alignment?  I used the K3 Utility program -- your alignment steps consist of hitting a few buttons on the K3 Utility screen!  Simple as 3.14159+.  And, it is probably just as simple to do it from the screen but a little more time consuming.

73, phil, K7PEH


On Jan 15, 2010, at 2:23 PM, James Sarte wrote:

> Hi Dick,
> 
> Alignment of the K3 is performed either by using a computer utility or via
> the front panel.  You don't have to "adjust" anything.  Also, assembly of
> the K3 is like putting a PC together.  There is no soldering involved.  The
> only difference between one option and the other is time and money.
> 
> 73 de James K2QI
> 
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> Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 4:35 PM
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> Subject: [Elecraft] Advantages of Factory Assembed & Tested K-3 vs. a Kit?
> 
> Please advise what advantages there are to purchasing a Factory  Assembled 
> and Tested K-3 vs. a Kit?  Such as, what sections of the K-3  will be better
> 
> aligned by the factory?  Sorry if this is a repeat  question, I couldn't 
> find related results searching the  archives.
> 
> 73,
> Dick- K9OM
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