[Elecraft] K3S New Builder (Tom NB5Q)

[Mark Goldberg]

I agree with all this advice. I can tell you that any questions you have
will be answered by the fine people on the Elecraft forums, and if they
can't, Elecraft provides exceptional help. I have built three Elecraft kits
and got help from one of the designers on one of the forums, on a weekend,
when I had an issue. You will not get help like that from anyone else.

One thing I do for screws and small parts that are NOT ESD sensitive is to
count, measure and sort them all out into labeled bins of something like a
bead organizer first. Then you know you have what you need ahead of time. I
use the ones with individual round, screw top containers and put little
post it note labels on each. Work on a clean ESD protected surface and keep
the NON ESD parts bins away.

Best of luck and there is great satisfaction in building what you use.

73,

Mark
W7MLG

On Dec 2, 2017 5:45 AM, "John Stengrevics" <jstengrevics at comcast.net> wrote:

> HI Tom,
>
> I, like you, chose to get back into ham radio after many years by building
> the K3S.
>
> Don suggestions are right on the money.  Follow the instructions to the
> letter.
>
> I made 3 small errors, all found with the help of Elecraft tech support,
> and I think with Don’s help as well.  I attribute the errors to trying to
> work too late into the night.  So, don’t try to overdo and don’t rush it.
>
> 73,
>
> John
> WA1EAZ
>
> > On Dec 1, 2017, at 11:11 PM, Tom Norris <tknorris0001 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > My first post, new builder, old man (74 years young!). I've been inactive
> > for some time but looking forward to getting back on CW with the new K3S,
> > P3 kits. I'm sure I will be back here for your valued and experienced
> > assistance during the build and setup. I have searched for and read a lot
> > of the posts on the list pertaining to assembling Elecraft kits. Thank
> you
> > and I hope to use a lot of the information in those posts. If you have
> any
> > up front advice in the assembly or setup of the following parts, I hope
> you
> > will share it with me.
> >
> > K3S 100W Xcvr. Kit ; P3-K Panadapter Kit; External Speaker; The Elecraft
> > K3S and P3 by Fred Cady; K3S ATU; K3S Gen. Cov. RX Module; KFL3C-400; 2.8
> > for 2.7 kHz swap; KFL3B-FM; P3 Video/FFT Adapt.; P3 TX Monitor Adapt;
> 1.8-54
> > MHz 200W; incl. P3TXMON
> >
> > Thanks a lot,
> > Tom Norris NB5Q New Mexico
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