[Elecraft] Elecraft's attention to detail

[Nate Bargmann]

I've owned my K3 for going on 8 years.  Over that time I have added
various modules, KAT3, module for P3 support, KSYN3A, and now the most
ambitious project of them all, last night I added the KRX3 and KBPF3.  I
had ordered this last upgrade back in November and it sat in the box
until a week ago thispast Thursday afternoon.

Not only was the fitment of the new parts with each other as near
perfection as it gets, so was the fitment of the parts ordered last year
with a radio ordered over seven years before.  Each upgrade has fit
perfectly and worked without issue out of the box.  My hat's off to the
fine folks at Elecraft who not only designed such a high performing
radio but also for being able to achieve the second goal of a kit that
can be upgraded at will.  Even the dreaded removal and reinstallation of
the front panel went without a hitch!

Other than operator error when configuring the KBPF3 as installed on the
main board rather than the sub receiver, everything came up without
issue.  Now being able to monitor overlapping nets this morning is
something I've wanted for a long time.  Very nice.

What really drove home Elecraft's attention to detail was when I was
installing the filters into the KRX3.  Comparing the five pole filters I
ordered last year to the I ordered with the K3 in 2010, I found that
their offsets are only 10 Hz apart.  I do not recall asking for matched
filters and seeing that the order processing and fulfillment departments
not only had the filter information from 2010 but they also took the
time and care to match filters as closely as possible impressed me
enough that I just had to type this missive.  I do plan on experimenting
with diversity receive and Elecraft has made it possible that I can do
so without having to buy matched filter sets.  Job well done!

73, Nate, N0NB

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