[Elecraft] K3 reliability

[Nick Henwood]

I hesitate to join this discussion but it seems inevitable that the more K3 are around, the greater chance the odd one has a problem .
Can only speak from my own experience - I have two - assembled both. The older one (#228) has about 100,000 Qs on the clock and has been to and from Africa in my hand luggage on the following trips without incident.

Uganda Jun-Aug 2008
Sierra Leone Sep 2008
Kenya Nov 2008
Uganda Nov 2008
Uganda Feb-Apr 2009
Sierra Leone Nov 2009
Uganda Jan-Mar 2010
Kenya Nov 2010
Uganda Nov-Dec 2010
Uganda Feb-Apr 2011
Uganda Nov-Dec 2011 

Sure this can't be luck - certainly some crazy African AC power has done its best to make life difficult. My home K3 (#1848) is also living a charmed trouble-free life. Elecraft support has been great - even to the odd stupid e mail from Africa when I have got muddled up!  My main criticism - pile up performance under certain condx -seems to have been sorted with the latest firmware upgrade.

This reflector can get far too defensive but let's lighten up please!
73
Nick G3RWF