[Elecraft] Inventorying a K3/P3

[Dave Cole]

Hi Rick,
Thank you for the tips!  I will miss the him, I knew him for 50 years... 
  We ended up living maybe 700 feet from each other about 40 years ago, 
all by chance...

73, and thanks,
Dave (NK7Z)
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On 3/29/21 10:34 AM, Rick NK7I wrote:
> Dave,
> 
> The menu settings would be a good place to start, confirmed by taking 
> the cover off.  One receiver is covered by the other, so some 
> disassembly is required for the visual of the filters.  Then tuner, 
> which i/o board etc.
> 
> For the P3, the options are the SVGA board and the TX board.
> 
> Sorry for your loss,
> Rick NK7I
> 
> 
> On 3/29/2021 10:30 AM, John Simmons wrote:
>> Dave,
>>
>> This topic was recently covered either here or another reflector I 
>> subscribe to.
>>
>> There isn't a very good way to properly find all the options installed 
>> other than pulling the cover to see. There are two programs that may 
>> help: The Elecraft K3 Utility program and K3_EZ: 
>> https://groups.io/g/Elecraft-K3/files/K3_EZ
>>
>> -de John NI0K
>>
>>
>> Dave Cole wrote on 3/29/2021 12:18 PM:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I am about to take a look at a K3 which a SK estate has asked me to 
>>> sell for them.  It was a friend of mine, for of many decades that 
>>> passed, and his children and wife have now decided to sell the K3/P3.
>>>
>>> I need to inventory the K3 to see what all is in it...  Aside from 
>>> the obvious, and what I know about the rig, (I helped him go over the 
>>> rig when he got it, and before he purchased it), are there any tell 
>>> tail signs in the configuration menu I should look for?
>>>
>>> What I know is the following:
>>>
>>> K3, with second receiver
>>> New synths in it for each RX.
>>> 10 MHz input for external reference.
>>> Elecraft has gone over it and put the gold contacts in it.
>>> Early serial number
>>>
>>> I will be visiting the rig later this week, so I am looking for any 
>>> tips...  Private email is fine if you don't want to clog up the 
>>> reflector.
>>>
>>> I had thought of sending it to Elecraft and have them look it over 
>>> for a list of items, but with the extended return times of late, I 
>>> think I'll advise the family to wait a bit on that option.
>>>
>>> It was just at Elecraft less than a year or so ago, and blessed by 
>>> them, so it should still be in good shape...  Anyway, if you can 
>>> think of things to look for, I am all ears...
>>>
>>
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