[Elecraft] With all the problems...

[Ariel Jacala]

Take a bigger perspective - there are about 7000+ K2s out there ( mine is sn7105) and there are about 6000+ K3s if I venture to guess.  And now there are also 2500+ KX3s.  Yes there are problems because (//{}# happens. My k2 got zapped by static and blew the wattmeter diodes.  Don W3FPR and the Elecraft reflector got me back running in a matter of days by helping me diagnose the problem and I was back in the air within a few days and even repaired it myself with a few dollars worth of diodes (mostly postage).  Contrast that to when my FT817 was in for repairs.  Over the course of two repair cycles I was out 2 months without a radio and was also out $150 in repair bills.  To this day I don't know what went wrong.  The Elecraft gear are as rugged as nails.  Mine has been out on multiple field days.  That is why they are the choice of DXpeditioners.  They have the best combination of form factor, ruggedness and ergonomics.   No I did not drink the Elecraft kool-aid just lauding the good gear that they are.

Ariel

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On Nov 14, 2012, at 8:48 PM, "Dave, W8OV" <w8ov at verizon.net> wrote:

> Thom,
> 
> I had the same apprehension as I read the list for a few weeks before 
> ordering my K3 kit in May of 2009.  I figured that if there is a problem 
> it will likely show up on the list, but considering the numbers sold, 
> that percentage was still small.  So you probably aren't seeing notes 
> from the majority-- folks like me who put the kit together carefully or 
> bought a factory assembled K3 and have had nothing but satisfaction with it.
> 
> 73, Dave W8OV
> 
> On 11/14/2012 7:08 PM, Thom Durfee wrote:
>> people on this list with their K3's...
>> 
>> I am having apprehension about ordering one.
>> 
>> Thom WI8W
>> 
> 
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