[Elecraft] K3 Repair

[Grant Youngman]

What I find remarkable is that Elecraft is even willing to look at a radio that has suffered lightening damage.

Back in the mid-90's I took an indirect lightening hit that left a bit of molten metal around the shack.   Two other radio top 3 manufacturers were totally unwilling to even attempt repairs.  The policy was -- "Lightening induced damage, we won't touch it".  Nonetheless, I had to send the radios to the manufacturers, and pay for 2-way shipping plus a "service" fee,  just to get a letter to give my insurance company stating the equipment was "unrepairable".  It might have been, or not, but the service departments wouldn't even check.

Grant/NQ5T


On Jul 4, 2010, at 2:00 PM, Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft wrote:

> 
> with the larger number of K3s damaged from lightening strikes and other 
> physical damage.