I found the ball-bearing VFO to be a great upgrade. I like a VFO that
that moves very freely and for me the upgrade was like Night and day.
On Tue, 2015-02-17 at 18:27 -0500, Mike Weir wrote:
> I have the KX3 with the non ball bearing VFO and I am going to be placing an
> order with Elecraft f
Love it: "So now I'm trying to justify a second
KX3 with the upgraded VFO and the larger ball
bearing finger dimple knob for use in the shack."
-- buy a new KX3 so you can have a larger knob.
Next will be a new car so you can have larger
wheels -- Hmm, why didn't I think of that? :-)
73, Ph
I too have been debating on whether or not to upgrade the VFO on my KX3 s/n
#3237.
Right now I have the SideKX panels and plastic cover with the stock knob
which I primarily use when operating "from the field" in my backyard.
This combination works well for the field use as the VFO has more fri
Mike,
That decision is up to you. A good part of me says "if it ain't broke,
don't fix it", but the other side says you should install the upgrades.
As for my KX3 (first one off the production line), I have no trouble
with the VFO, so until I experience problems with it, it will stay just
as
I have the KX3 with the non ball bearing VFO and I am going to be placing an
order with Elecraft for the new synthesizer board for my K3 and if the KX3 ball
bearing VFO is a good mod to do then I will include that in my order as well ?
Mike Weir
VE3WDM
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