[Elecraft] Need K3 Board

[Julia Tuttle]

I can see that for the radios themselves, but something like an IO board
seems less likely to have competitively clever design tricks in it.

I can also see keeping the designs of even simple expansion boards secret
while the radio is actively being sold, since cheaper clones would threaten
the profit needed to recoup the R&D on the boards, plus the clones might
use inferior parts.

But it does seem like, at this point, releasing a schematic and board
design would be helpful to users with less downside to Elecraft.

73,

Julie

On Fri, Nov 26, 2021, 16:50 Fred Jensen <k6dgwnv at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hmmm ... Elecraft has a very significant investment in those data [often
> called Intellectual Property].  Can't really see them just giving it
> away.  Likewise computer codes.  I'm not at all surprised that they're
> holding their IP close to the chest.
>
> 73,
>
> Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
> Sparks NV DM09dn
> Washoe County
>
> David Gilbert wrote on 11/26/2021 8:45 AM:
> >
> > I wish that Elecraft would make available the board layout, parts
> > lists, etc that would allow somebody to replicate these boards. Even
> > if nobody wanted to produce them commercially, there are a raft of
> > prototype houses that would build a one-off version at a reasonable
> > price ... at least "reasonable" compared with the alternative of
> > having a mostly useless rig if you are a contester.
> >
> > 73,
> > Dave   AB7E
>
>
>
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