Re: [Elecraft] Getting to know K3-859
Hi Dick, You are absolutely right about quality, fit, and finish. I am building K3 SN 820, and I agree that Ron's assembly instructions are thorough, clear, and complete. I had not thought about your assertion that building the radio would instill pride of ownership, but I must admit that I feel that way about my K3 as I watch it take form. 73, John, no8v Original message Date: Sun, 04 May 2008 04:58:02 -0400 From: Dick Roth KA1OZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Elecraft] Getting to know K3-859 To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net It's 0444 EDT and I think it's time to go to bed. I'm just short of the first power on test and I'm going to get some rest before taking that step. Tomorrow is another day. I didn't realize that items of this quality were available to consumers. Fit and finish are remarkable. There's quality in everything from button pushing feedback to structuring the assembly process. I used to build some Heath and have written a few instruction manuals along the way and this instruction set is really excellent. I have only hit one snag so far: I received only 3 out of 4 #4 fiber washers and I was short 3 screws. All but the washer were in the Spares Kit. I'll be letting support know if or when I hit a road block. So far...I'm having a whole lot of fun developing pride of ownership. Good Night -- 73, Dick ka1oz Middleborough, MA K3/100(Kit) SN 000859 Titan-DX (to come) ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] Getting to know K3-859
It's 0444 EDT and I think it's time to go to bed. I'm just short of the first power on test and I'm going to get some rest before taking that step. Tomorrow is another day. I didn't realize that items of this quality were available to consumers. Fit and finish are remarkable. There's quality in everything from button pushing feedback to structuring the assembly process. I used to build some Heath and have written a few instruction manuals along the way and this instruction set is really excellent. I have only hit one snag so far: I received only 3 out of 4 #4 fiber washers and I was short 3 screws. All but the washer were in the Spares Kit. I'll be letting support know if or when I hit a road block. So far...I'm having a whole lot of fun developing pride of ownership. Good Night -- 73, Dick ka1oz Middleborough, MA K3/100(Kit) SN 000859 Titan-DX (to come) ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Getting to know K3-859
John H Gibson wrote: I had not thought about your assertion that building the radio would instill pride of ownership, but I must admit that I feel that way about my K3 as I watch it take form. I'll never feel quite the same about my K3 as my K2, which I really did build, but I know what you mean. Building a K3 from discrete components would have been way beyond my ability anyway, but I did enjoy assembling it. - Julian, G4ILO K3 s/n: 222 K2 s/n: 392 G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.com Zerobeat Ham Forums: www.zerobeat.net/smf -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Getting-to-know-K3-859-tp17044163p17044882.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
