[Elecraft] K3 Kit Wisdom

[Bill Turner]

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On 5/3/2014 3:07 AM, John, 9H5G wrote:
> The kit is "in the mail" so I thought it would be a good time to fire off my first email to the group and exit from "lurk" mode with a question.
>
> I've read the K3 kit manual a few times now but I'm certain that there is a lot of wisdom out there to be garnered from the collective experience of the group so I'm asking if you would take the time to share please?
>
> 73 de John, KK4OYJ

REPLY:

The main thing I would suggest is if you are going to add any options, 
do it now rather than later. In my case, I added the digital voice 
recorder after the unit was built and that was a  big mistake. I had to 
practically disassemble the whole thing to add it. OK, I'm exaggerating, 
but not that much.

The other thing to be careful of is the sequence of assembly if you are 
adding the 100 watt amplifier. The instructions jump from the main 
manual to the amplifier manual and back again and I somehow got lost and 
as a result, skipped a few steps. I eventually figured it out but it was 
confusing. Pay very close attention to the sequence of steps.

If I were writing the manual, I would have two manuals - one for the 10 
watt unit and one for the 100 watt. Having to jump back and forth 
between two different manuals is not good.

One last thing. If you are installing the 100 watt amplifier, you have 
to go into the setup menu and activate it before it will work.

Otherwise it went well. The manuals are superb except for what I noted 
above. Have fun!

73, Bill W6WRT