[Elecraft] KPA1500 loose 3K Ohm/3 watt resistor

[Andy Durbin]

"The leads of the resistor look like they are bent at the end as if it was soldered to surface of the board"

I suspect you are right.  I looked at the (perhaps intentionally) out of focus FCC photos and I see a wire ended resistor bridging surface mount pads in the lower left of the "Bottom View" image.   It does't look like your wandering part but it does seem to show that construction technique was used.

Andy, k3wyc