Re: [Elecraft] K3 Kit or Factory Built

2009-12-22 Thread Lu Romero
assembled from parts. -lu-W4LT- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:20:32 +0100 From: "Bob DeHaney" Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Kit or Factory Built To: Message-ID: <001101ca8261$e74fdd90$b5ef98...@net> Content-Type: text/plain;charset="us-ascii" I did the kit. >From the pract

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Kit or Factory Built

2009-12-21 Thread Merv Schweigert
I would encourage going the kit route if a person has any ability at all. Its very simple to build following instructions, and took me about 6 hours. I was pleased with the fit of parts and panels and how fast the radio went together. And as many have said it makes upgrading or changing boards a

[Elecraft] K3 Kit or Factory Built

2009-12-21 Thread Bob DeHaney
I did the kit. >From the practical side, it's nice to know how it goes together if you have to add something like the 2 Meters expansion, or add a filter, or do a mod, or send a module back to Elecraft. >From the fun side it's nice to see all the bits disappearing and a K3 growing on the dining t