[Elecraft] My Number one reason for wanting to buy the K3S

[Oliver Dröse]

Certainly depends on the board that needs to be replaced! We had a 
KAT500 fail recently (out of a sudden) with diagnosis CPU dead. Only 
cure would be to change the board, cost factor almost 600 EUR. A new 
KAT500 is about 680 EUR including shipping and import taxes ... no deal. :-(

73, Olli

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Am 06.08.2015 um 05:19 schrieb Jim Brown:
> On Wed,8/5/2015 5:47 PM, Bob McGraw - K4TAX wrote:
>> We really don't need to bash other companies in an effort to make 
>> Elecraft look good by comparison - especially without knowing the 
>> details of the billing used for comparison.  Elecraft stands on its own. 
>
> I made the original comment, and I was not "bashing" anyone. TenTec 
> replaced an entire board and some individual components. I've had 
> Elecraft troubleshoot boards rather than replace them. Beginning in 
> the 80s, I owned and liked Ten Tec transceivers, but learned the hard 
> way that their service department is a profit center. I do not believe 
> that to be true of Elecraft. Last month, Elecraft did replace a major 
> board in my KPA500 because they deemed it unrepairable. The bill was 
> under $400.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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