Bill, I have not had many issues, but I've scrounged parts to make repairs. I've considered picking up another K3 and figure I should be able to keep one running for sometime. I have not yet committed to the purchase of a 2nd K3.
Robie AJ4F On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 10:16 AM Dr. William J. Schmidt <b...@wjschmidt.com> wrote: > This brings up a rather sobering reality. Over the last few months, I've > depleted my parts supply for the K3/K3S to practically nothing after > helping a few friends with failures. For example, I stockpiled older KIO3 > boards when people upgraded to the KIO3B boards... but my stash is gone > now, after lightning strikes and other failures myself and friends have > had. I've also fixed a myriad of other modules in K3, KPA500, KPA1500 etc. > and am just keeping my head above water at my contest stations due to lack > of overall support. I can scrounge and get individual parts, but no > replacement cards are available. I guess we are all going to have to > decide what our direction forward will be when the failure occurs for which > there are no parts. > > What are others doing? Waiting in line for K4 or moving on to different > vendors? > > Anyone have "scrap" K3 or K3s for sale??? > > > Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ > VP2EHZ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net <elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> > On Behalf Of Ronnie Hull > Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2022 9:47 AM > To: Wayne Burdick <n...@elecraft.com> > Cc: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>; rikoski < > riko...@rikoski.com> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Service > > I’ve been waiting three months just to get an RA for my K3 Ron W5SUM > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Apr 21, 2022, at 9:09 AM, Wayne Burdick <n...@elecraft.com> wrote: > > > > Hi Richard, > > > > I'm investigating this and will get back to you ASAP. > > > > Wayne > > N6KR > > > > > >> On Apr 21, 2022, at 6:23 AM, rikoski <riko...@rikoski.com> wrote: > >> > >> I got an RA number and sent my K3 to Elecraft for service going on 3 > months now. > >> > >> It has not been seviced; nor diagnosed. > >> > >> I phoned a month ago and was told I was number 12 on the list. > >> > >> I phoned yesterday and was told I was number 8. > >> > >> I moved up four places in a month? > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> 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 > >> n...@elecraft.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 > > w5...@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 b...@wjschmidt.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 rule...@gmail.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 arch...@mail-archive.com
