[Elecraft] Serial Number Update Status

[leonard_nagorski at yahoo.com]

Just for information, I ordered a K3 at the end of January 2014 and my serial number was within 10 units of 8000. I love it!!!  73s.  Len Nagorski. WA0OQW

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> On Feb 28, 2014, at 5:12 PM, "Gary Smith" <Gary at ka1j.com> wrote:
> 
> That is true. My K3 I assembled in 08 was brought up to today's K3 
> standards when it was cared for by Elecraft 2 months ago. I asked for 
> and had all the upgrades/updates done to it and it was very 
> reasonable and yes, I definitely hear a difference in cw reception 
> thanks to these changes. 
> 
> 
> 73,
> 
> Gary
> KA1J
> 
> 
>> Dick -
>> 
>> IMO, not as useful as you might expect being that an early serial number is fairly likely to have been brought up to current production standards. That's unique to Elecraft as far as I know.
>> 
>> 73, Mike NF4L
>> 
>>> On Feb 28, 2014, at 12:08 PM, Richard Solomon <w1ksz at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Is it possible to tell from the Serial Number when the unit was manufactured
>>> and if there were any upgrades or mods made after that S/N ?
>>> 
>>> If one is looking at buying a used K3 or KPA500 then that info would be
>>> helpful in determining a price.
>>> 
>>> Thanks, Dick, W1KSZ
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