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

[Scott Manthe]

Who was going to charge you that, Oliver, Elecraft or one of the 
European service centers?

73,
Scott N9AA


On 8/6/15 2:02 PM, Oliver Dröse wrote:
> 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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