I have always enjoyed the "tinkering" aspect of amateur radio. Many of us started out building our rigs from old radios and TV's (back in the 50's).
The K3 is not difficult for anyone able to follow the detailed and excellent instructions provided. Age alone should not be a pro or con decision maker....and yes I am over 70. On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 2:35 PM, Mark <n...@verizon.net> wrote: > I highly recommend building the kit version. Besides saving some money it > will also remove > any hesitancy in opening the rig up later to add whatever filter or module > you may want. > > To make the build go easier > > 1. Be sure you have a good philips screwdriver. (No chewed up tip) > 2. A well lit work area > 3. Anti-static mat > 4. Sort the parts out, calipers are handy to separate the various lengths > of similar screws. > > Mark. N2QT > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- 73, William (Bill) Rogers / W3UL Annapolis, Maryland U.S.A. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html