[Elecraft] Need K3 Board

[Julia Tuttle]

Pardon, that's for the KIO2. The KIO3B is part of
https://ftp.elecraft.com/K3S/Manuals%20Downloads/E740323%20K3s%20Schematic%20Files.pdf

On Fri, Nov 26, 2021 at 5:56 PM Julia Tuttle <julia at juliatuttle.net> wrote:

> So it is! Page 24 of
> https://ftp.elecraft.com/K2/Manuals%20Downloads/KIO2%20man%20rev%20C%20.pdf
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> Thanks, Ray!
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> 73,
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> Julie
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> On Fri, Nov 26, 2021 at 5:53 PM Ray <wa6vab at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> The schematic is Published, Check the Elecraft K3 site.
>>
>> Ray WA6VAB K3
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>> *From: *Julia Tuttle <julia at juliatuttle.net>
>> *Sent: *Friday, November 26, 2021 2:27 PM
>> *To: *Fred Jensen <k6dgwnv at gmail.com>
>> *Cc: *Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>> *Subject: *Re: [Elecraft] Need K3 Board
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>>
>> I can see that for the radios themselves, but something like an IO board
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>> seems less likely to have competitively clever design tricks in it.
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>> I can also see keeping the designs of even simple expansion boards secret
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>> while the radio is actively being sold, since cheaper clones would
>> threaten
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>> the profit needed to recoup the R&D on the boards, plus the clones might
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>> use inferior parts.
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>> But it does seem like, at this point, releasing a schematic and board
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>> design would be helpful to users with less downside to Elecraft.
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>> 73,
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>>
>> Julie
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>> On Fri, Nov 26, 2021, 16:50 Fred Jensen <k6dgwnv at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> > Hmmm ... Elecraft has a very significant investment in those data [often
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>> > called Intellectual Property].  Can't really see them just giving it
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>> > away.  Likewise computer codes.  I'm not at all surprised that they're
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>> > holding their IP close to the chest.
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>> >
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>> > 73,
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>> >
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>> > Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
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>> > Sparks NV DM09dn
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>> > Washoe County
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>> > David Gilbert wrote on 11/26/2021 8:45 AM:
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>> > >
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>> > > I wish that Elecraft would make available the board layout, parts
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>> > > lists, etc that would allow somebody to replicate these boards. Even
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>> > > if nobody wanted to produce them commercially, there are a raft of
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>> > > prototype houses that would build a one-off version at a reasonable
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>> > > price ... at least "reasonable" compared with the alternative of
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>> > > having a mostly useless rig if you are a contester.
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>> > >
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>> > > 73,
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>> > > Dave   AB7E
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