[OKDXA] Elecraft Repair

[Thomas Webb]

25 cents for the diode, $50 shipping and handling, and $449.75 for knowing which
diode to replace.

Tom, WA9AFM 

-----Original Message-----
From: okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of John Geiger
Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2022 5:16 PM
To: Oklahoma DX Association
Subject: Re: [OKDXA] Elecraft Repair

All they did was replace 1 diode and it was almost $500?

73 John AF5CC

On Sat, Jan 29, 2022 at 2:30 PM Jeff Martin <jeffk5we at gmail.com> wrote:

> Good Afternoon OKDXA...
>
>   Since I put a note out about 6 weeks ago regarding the repair of my 
> Elecraft K3, I thought I would give you an update...
>   I sent my K3 in to Elecraft for repair on 22Oct21. The problem was 
> poor receiver sensitivity, all bands.
>   Friday, 28Jan22, received my K3 back from repair by Elecraft. 
> Replaced a diode D25 on the RF board. Total cost including shipping: 
> $481.27. Time it took for the repair - 3 months, 6 days...
>   It appears to be working normally so far...
>   My track record with Elecraft products: Sent my K3 in twice for 
> repair, total cost almost a thousand dollars. Sent my KPA500 in for 
> repair twice, total cost a little over a thousand dollars. Don't have 
> the KPA500 anymore...
>   I like the performance of the Elecraft gear, but it sure is 
> expensive to keep it running...
>
>   Your mileage may differ... I hope so...
>
> 73,
> Jeff - K5WE
>
>
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