Phil, How is your manual dexterity? Can you follow written instructions? Do you have 10 to 12 hours of time available to assemble a K3? If you have answered YES to the above questions, then you can build the K3 kit. The value of $200 vs. 10 to 12 hours of your time is for you to decide.
If you build the K3, fears about adding options, doing upgrades or performing any maintenance later on will be minimized because you know how it 'goes together'. The calibration steps are straightforward and detailed in the manual - and for some of them, K3Utility has been upgraded to make some of those even easier than the manual procedure. Your owner-built K3 will perform just as well as a factory assembled K3 after the calibration steps are performed. In other words, building the K3 is neither difficult nor complicated.. The warranty is the same whether it is factory assembled or a kit. If you have trouble or questions, an email to k3supp...@elecraft.com or this reflector will likely provide you with the guidance required. 73, Don W3FPR Phil Hystad wrote: > I would like to see more comments from K3 kit builders to counter these > points being made here. > > I am also planning on getting the K3 and there is only one thing that is > holding up my order right now and that is trying to figure out when I can > spend the time to put it together. But, I am also a little bit wondering if > the cost differential of kit versus factory built is worth the learning > experience > when you contrast that with the hassles of potential problems. > > If the kit cost versus factory built cost were different by a wider margin it > would > be an easier decision. > > phil, K7PEH > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
