[Elecraft] Ham Qualifications, Customer Service

[john at kk9a.com]

I believe the K3 was manufactured from 2007 to 2015. In 2015 it was replaced
by the K3S. If you purchased a K3, you had many years where you could add
modules, upgrade the technology and have it serviced if/when needed. This
was a great deal however if you purchased a K3S you may have only had a year
or so of use before the transceiver became discontinued and the modules
became unavailable. 

John KK9A


Rick Tavan N6XI wrote:

What do you mean, David? The K3 had a nearly 15 year run as Elecraft's
flagship transceiver and is still being serviced within the limits of parts
availability. K3S was a mid-life update, not a new design. It had a few
revised boards and they were available to retrofit to the earlier K3 units.
Other updated boards came along prior to K3S and were also retrofittable.
In my 60+ years of ham radio, the K3 stands out as the longest-living, most
modular, most upgradeable radio of all, by a wide margin. I have no reason
to expect anything less of K4.

73,

/Rick N6XI