[Elecraft] KSYN3A - installation question

[Dauer, Edward]

Got it; thanks.  I misunderstood the previous message.

Ted, KN1CBR






On 2/14/15, 8:38 AM, "Jim's Desktop" <w0eb at cox.net> wrote:

>  I looked it over and the only reason you would have to remove the KRX3
>is if you had it installed but were only buying one KSYN3A.  You must
>have the same synthesizer installed for both receivers.  If you just
>change out the main receiver's synthesizer, you then must remove both
>the old 2nd RX synthesizer AND the receiver or you will confuse the K3's
>MPU and it won't work.  That was the gist of the previous thread.
>
>Jim - W0EB
>
>------ Original Message ------
>From: "Ken K3IU" <kenk3iu at cox.net>
>To: "Dauer, Edward" <edauer at law.du.edu>; "elecraft at mailman.qth.net"
><elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: 2/14/2015 9:33:29 AM
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KSYN3A - installation question
>
>>I believe that you should ne able to install both boards without
>>removing the KRX3
>>73, Ken K3IU
>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>On 2/14/2015 10:03 AM, Dauer, Edward wrote:
>>>First question that came to my mind when I saw the announcement was
>>>whether the KRX3 had to be removed and reinstalled in order to replace
>>>the
>>>synths. I found installing the KRX3 exasperating when I assembled the
>>>K3
>>>- success came on about the 12th try.
>>>
>>>My K3 is 100 miles from where I am right now, so I looked at the
>>>photos in
>>>the K3 assembly manual and those in the new synth instructions, from
>>>which
>>>it appears that the swap could be done without removing the KRX3.
>>>Could
>>>we confirm whether R&R is required? Message below says it is.
>>>
>>>If the sub does have to be R&R¹d, anyone have suggestions about how to
>>>reinstall it without the major fuss I experienced?
>>>
>>>
>>>Ted, KN1CBR
>>>
>>>
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>>>>
>>>>Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 13:21:20 -0800
>>>>From: Richard Thorpe <kissov29 at gmail.com>
>>>>To: Elecraft List <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>>>>Subject: [Elecraft] More KSYN3A
>>>>Message-ID: <92F46418-CAAB-45A6-BFCD-F87860378242 at gmail.com>
>>>>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>>>>
>>>>I talked to Elecraft and you must remove the second receiver not just
>>>>unplug it and remove its ?old? synth board. . . .
>>>>
>>>>R Thorpe K6CG
>>>>
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