[Elecraft] KX3 pics

[Wayne Burdick]

I would strongly discourage any attempt to remove the SMD jacks and  
mount them elsewhere. These are high-quality SMD jacks placed in very  
carefully thought-out locations specifically to minimize signal path  
lengths.

Trust me, you'll like it the way it is :)

73,
Wayne
N6KR


On May 31, 2011, at 10:28 AM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:

> He didn't design it for a fixed station, that at least is clear and  
> on the
> record somewhere.  His problem would be somewhere there is internal  
> space to
> support the jacks.  In a different box with more space in the rear,  
> it could
> be rewired to the back.  What I suspect, though, is that the jacks  
> on the
> side are actually soldered directly into the main circuit board,  
> which would
> be the most compact overall.
>
> Modifying the position of the jacks would then require unsoldering  
> the jacks
> and extending wiring to somewhere else in a different case.  Perhaps  
> the
> boards could be supplied without the jacks, and the holes clear, to  
> be wired
> by the customer.
>
> Guy