I don't think the intent for not adding improvements that can't be
done for -any- K3 is there to hold back any improvements. It seems to
me that the K3 -is- the best K3 that can be produced. And, it is
modular enough that those owners who want a second receiver can get
one. Or transverters, or tighter filters.
If a K3 owner wanted to go in an replace some of the circuitry...
well, they certainly could. And, it might well improve some
performance aspect. But then, it would not be a K3 anymore, but a
modified K3... and the factory would not have an obligation to
maintain it any more.. you'd be on you own. That's OK for some
people. But, part of the value of a K3 is that you know what you are
getting, that you can get factory upgrades and updates, that you can
have it serviced if some part fails.
Eventually, the K3 will reach it's "end of life" as a product... when
the components can no longer be sourced. But at least a large part of
it's feature set is done via software, and -that- can always be
updated or reworked.
73 de Ray
K2ULR
On Jun 7, 2013, at 1:58 PM, Keith-K5ENS wrote:
My only point is that from reading Wayne's statement, Elecraft is
not going
to make improvements to the K3 that can not be fitted to the units
in the
field. And I'm not sure there is any improvement that couldn't be
fitted due
to the design of the K3. If I remember when I built my K3 are the
parts
just plugged in. That makes me think the K3 today is not the best K3
that
could be produced. It's just not going to be made available because
it
would make today's K3 "less valuable". Where does that put plans
for any
future model? I would think making changes to the K3 would be
easier on K3
owners than a completely new model. It could be a lot less
tooling. As I
have stated before the K3 as it is today is getting old. But hey
Kenwood is
still selling the TS-2000. Not that I would want one.
I am a K3 owner SN 2654 with no plans to replace it with another
brand. I'm
just pushing for the next best great product from Elecraft. I know
it's
there.
Keith, K5ENS
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