[Elecraft] Is the KX3 going to be sold as a kit?

[Johnny Siu]

I would agree with Don.  
 
Perhaps, even Elecraft offered a SMD-kit at a price 3 times of the assembled version, it might not be good enough to earn a reasonable business profit in view of the possible manpower involved.  Perhaps, only through hole components kits can maintain some profits.

TNX & 73,


Johnny VR2XMC

從︰ Don Wilhelm <w3fpr at embarqmail.com>
收件人︰ harry weston <harryweston at btinternet.com>
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傳送日期︰ 2011年06月3日 (週五) 9:27 PM
主題︰ Re: [Elecraft] Is the KX3 going to be sold as a kit?

  Harry,

I would say "not a chance" of getting your KX3 kit with SMDs in a bag.
Just take a look at the support questions that occur with those kits 
using thru-hole construction, and then imagine the number of support 
questions that would occur if some of the general ham population tried 
to assemble an SMD kit.  Requests for extra parts because some had been 
launched into "never-never land" with tweezers too tightly held would 
increase the Elecraft mailing expense significantly.

I expect the labor required to kit such an assembly would be more than 
they are paying the board houses for assembled boards.

While it might be interesting and fun for a few, it just is not cost 
effective.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 6/3/2011 7:15 AM, harry weston wrote:
> Hello
>
> Sorry if this question has already been answered elsewhere. I built a K2 in
> 2002  and a Kx1 in 2004.  My idea of delight now is a kit of parts and a hot
> iron. I'd like to have a go at a KX3 if it is a kit, and to suggest that it
> could be supplied in three forms. !) fully assembled 2) as a kit with the SMDs
> already assembled, and 3) for those, like me, who are confident with soldering
> SMDs, with only the components (like BGAs)  you can't fix with a soldering iron
> already in place. I'd love to go for 3) -- any chance?
>
> Best wishes all and 73, Harry Weston M1ETU and M0SOP
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