[Elecraft] K3s kit

[David Mackey]

I just put one together over July 4th weekend. A lot of fun. Besides the very good advice from others I would add the following. I would have some small plastic divider boxes on hand for hardware sorting. The main RF board has most of the hardware components, but you will have a number of sub assemblies (boards) depending on what your radio configuration is i.e. Options etc. each assembly comes with its own set of hardware. I found it best to sort these items into a separate small divided box. You will be pulling hardware from the main RF board supply interspersed with these subassemblies. Also a good pair of tweezers is handy to pick the small hardware items out of the divider boxes. Elecraft gives you extra hardware so don't sweat if you loose something. You will eventually find it after construction is complete. That's one of Murphy's corollaries.

73, Dave, K1KA

David Mackey
K1KA at comcast.net