[Elecraft] Kit or factory assembled K3?

[Hisashi T Fujinaka]

I agree with George. I'd jump at the chance to build another kit like
the K2, but the K3 really didn't do all that much for me. It made me
more familiar with the various parts, but I have plenty of projects
around the house that I can do with a screwdriver that satisfy my need
to do assembly.

I made the same comment after I put my K3 together (with most of the
bells and whistles, that for $5000 I should've had it put together and
burned in at the factory and spent the extra time to learn the radio.

That's just my own opinion. Last time I made it people told me I was a
lazy appliance operator or some sort of non-kit-building freak. Oh,
well.

On Mon, 27 May 2013, george fritkin wrote:

> I have two K3s.  One was a kit the other factory built.  I really did not get much out of building the kit.  It is simple, all mechanical, and some stages require  caution.
> 
> FYI I am a 74 year old retired EE with lots of bread boarding and kit experience.  Also I have a KX3 which I bought factory build as well my KAT500
> 
> George, W6GF

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Hisashi T Fujinaka - htodd at twofifty.com
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