[Elecraft] Difference between a K3 and a K3S

[Barry Simpson]

I bought everything to upgrade my 2008 dual receiver K3 to pseudo K3S
status including a K3S style rubber ring for the main tuning knob 😊👍.

Barry  VK2BJ

On Tue, 26 Jan 2021 at 09:10, Charlie T <pincon at erols.com> wrote:

> There a LOT of differences between the K3 and the K3S.
> Many are minor improvements but some are major.
> Built in low noise 6M pre-amp for one. You don't have to buy the outboard
> unit.
> Somewhere I made a list of them all when I was considering whether to
> upgrade my K3 or buy a new K3S.
> After looking at all the pluses, I went with the new radio.
> Also, many of the K3 options will work in the new K3S too, so I basically
> bought a bare-bones K3S-100W version and swapped the filters etc.
>
> 73, Charlie k3ICH
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net>
> On
> Behalf Of AB1DD
> Sent: Monday, January 25, 2021 1:03 PM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Difference between a K3 and a K3S
>
> I think it was, but have no idea what the starting S/N was. It was near the
> end of the K3 run.
>
> 73,
> Carl
> AB1DD
>
> Resistance is futile.
> (don't know about reactance, though)
>
>
> On 1/25/2021 11:33 AM, Mike Kopacki wrote:
> > Was the KSYN3A synthesizer ever built into the K3 as a standard item?  If
> so, beginning at what serial number?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mike NJ2OM
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