[Elecraft] With all the problems...

[Jim Lowman]

Thom, a couple of years ago one of the ops brought a K3 to Field Day.
At the time I thought that it was nuts to bring a transceiver of such 
high value out into the elements.
But, he's brought it for the last two years and it was our workhorse on 
20m, CW and SSB.
Similarly, many a K3 has been taken on a DXpedition, with excellent results.
For home use, I don't think you have any cause for concern.
As was noted, if any problem arises, it will be quickly solved by the 
collective experience of this list or by Elecraft.
I don't recall an instance when an entire piece of Elecraft equipment 
had to be returned to the factory for repair.

In October I attended Pacificon, and paused for a moment to look over 
the FTDX-5000.
Looks like it would take an advanced degree to operate all of the controls.
I was the only person even giving it a glance, where the Elecraft booth 
had a steady stream of traffic.
I'm sure that Lisa was busy taking orders, but at least she had time for 
a short chat.

72/73 de Jim - AD6CW

On Nov 14, 2012, at 6:08 PM, Thom Durfee <pof at priest.com> wrote:
>> people on this list with their K3's...
>>
>> I am having apprehension about ordering one.
>>
>> Thom WI8W
>>