On 24/02/2022 20:58, elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net wrote:
In January in the middle of a QSO, the Elecraft transceiver stopped working. I
got return authorization and returned the transceiver to Elecraft for service.
They say that because of the number of units returned to them, it will be
another 2 months before they can get around to mine. So I'm off the air for 3
months..
So what to do?
So, what failed? We're licensed radio amateurs and have done exams on
radio electronics; hence should know a thing or two about the inner
workings.
Given that common faults are known and probably have been discussed
on-list, there are people here who know the radio well and there are
even the odd comments from techs on this list, I would have not send the
radio without self-investigating the fault.
I've done repairs on most of my Elecraft kit and in many cases it is
something simple: connector issue, erratic encoders. Several issues are
published by Elecraft and you can easily do the re-work tourself. What I
didn't know I asked and the lists have been good. The one exception is
that getting Elecraft to fix firmware bugs for older products (K3, P3,
KX2, KX3) has been difficult; since the software is closed-source this
is a problem.
If anything, my future interest would be something with the hardware of
elecraft but using an arrangement where once software development from
the manufacturer has ended, maintenance can be done using open source.
Geert Jan
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