[Elecraft] KAT3A & KIO3B Upgrade for my K3

[Joseph M. Durnal]

KAT3A and KIO3B installed!  Had a scare as I couldn't remove the bottom
center screw on the right side panel, it started stripping.  I had this
issue on one of the front panel screws about a year ago when I was trying
to replace my VFO B encoder.  I was able to get the KAT3A installed without
completely removing the right side panel.

I should have spring for over night shipping, I was counting on the USPS to
get it to me by Friday, but the package didn't arrive until today.
Elecraft shipped it on Wednesday, but I guess since they aren't Amazon, the
USPS doesn't bend over backward for them.

The good news was while waiting for the K3 upgrades, I finally finished
soldering the K1.  That's been a 10 year odyssey, that I'll write about at
a later date.  I need to find the power cable I made up for it to finish
testing and to get it on the air.  That's what happens when you take over
10 years to build a kit.

Back on the subject, ahh, it is nice to have a little less clutter on the
desk.  The KAT3A tunes my antenna on all bands, even 160, which was a
shock!  Not that I'll be doing much down there with my indoor attic
antenna. I might buy one of the custom FSK interfaces, mine looks like
something between a spider and a plate of spaghetti.

Anyone in the market for an original K3 I/O board?

73 de Joseph M. Durnal - NE3R



On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 10:39 PM Brian Hunt <huntinhmb at coastside.net> wrote:

> I bet the KEY macro in N1MM+ would work. Purely speculation on my part
> since I haven't tried it but it works fine for CW.
>
> 73,
> Brian, K0DTJ
>