I agree with the others. Building it is a sense of complement, but more important. If down the road you decide to add to it or there is trouble and a component needs replacing, if you built it you will have a better idea and confidence to open the box and work on it.
Original Message From: John Stengrevics Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2016 10:07 AM To: Charles R.Tropp Cc: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net; Bill DeVore Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S - Build or Buy Agree completely. Never having built something before, I get a sense of accomplishment every time I turn my K3S on. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 6, 2016, at 9:57 AM, Charles R.Tropp via Elecraft > <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > > It certainly is not a question of saving $200.00 because the feeling of > accomplishment you will receive when the lights go on is priceless! 73, > Charles N2SO > Treasurer, Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc. http://QCWA.org > > On Tuesday, September 6, 2016 9:05 AM, efortner <efort...@ctc.net> wrote: > > > Hi Bill, > > At the Shelby Hamfest, 2015 I ordered the entire K-Line, Amp, KAT500, K3s and > Elecraft P3 along with the filters they suggested. I received the shipment in > late September. Took inventory of all parts as they recommended. I started > with the receiver and finished with KPA500 amplifier. It was not difficult > and took about three weeks in spare time. It worked when finished but had one > minor issue after I started using it. It turned out the reference oscillator > was defective and would drift after the K3s warmed up and would stop > receiving. A little trouble shooting with help from the factory soon had > another reference oscillator on the way. I have probably worked a 100 new > countries since then. About the only things you need to buy are a muffin tin > to hold the small parts. Several new screwdrives for the small screws and a > static mat with wrist clip. No soldering, just a lot of small screws, nuts, > washers and lock washers. My age is 78. > > Regards, Earl Fortner, K4KAY > > -----Original Message----- > From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bill > DeVore > Sent: Monday, September 05, 2016 8:26 PM > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: [Elecraft] K3S - Build or Buy > > I’m considering the purchase of a K3S and was wondering what are the pros and > cons of building versus buying a factory radio. Is building worth the $200 in > savings? > > Bill > > W3PNM > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to efort...@ctc.net > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to charlestr...@yahoo.com > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to jstengrev...@comcast.net ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to dm...@nexicom.net ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
