Re: [Elecraft] Updating an older K3

2013-11-18 Thread Arie Kleingeld PA3A
Dave, No noticeble tuning noise in my K3, so I did not do that one. Not in main, nor subRX. Seeing how it's done, it should be an easy job. 73 Arie PA3A Dave Lankshear schreef op 18-11-2013 0:00: Did you make the VFO tuning noise reduction mod, Arie? My tuning noise was very bad until

Re: [Elecraft] Updating an older K3

2013-11-17 Thread Bill W2BLC
Why off list? This is of interest to all K3 owners and the experiences/expenses of others is very relevant. Thanks, Bill W2BLC K-Line __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help:

Re: [Elecraft] Updating an older K3

2013-11-17 Thread pkhjr
Ditto's, I would be very interested as I'm in the same boat. 73 Tex ka5y -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Updating-an-older-K3-tp7580909p7580913.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

[Elecraft] Updating an older K3

2013-11-17 Thread Johnny Siu
/order_form_parts.htm#K3 Parts To me, the construction process was interesting and educational.  The soldering work is not difficult and managable by most of us. 73 Johnny VR2XMC 寄件人︰ pkhjr k...@yahoo.com 收件人︰ elecraft@mailman.qth.net 傳送日期︰ 2013年11月17日 (週日) 9:11 PM 主題︰ Re: [Elecraft] Updating an older K3

Re: [Elecraft] Updating an older K3

2013-11-17 Thread AC6JA
I would be interested in the same information. My K3 serial number is 3215. Mike AC6JA In a message dated 11/16/2013 7:39:32 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, g...@ka1j.com writes: I assembled this K3 in Nov 08 and it has most of the accessories of the day; sub RX, KAT3, KP3A, KXV3,

Re: [Elecraft] Updating an older K3

2013-11-17 Thread Mike K2MK
Hi Gary, Some of the hardware mods correct problems or prevent problems and they aren't noticeable after installation. But they provide peace of mind and increase resale value. One mod that I found useful was the one that corrected noise while tuning the VFO. It improved operation on 6 and 10

Re: [Elecraft] Updating an older K3

2013-11-17 Thread Arie Kleingeld PA3A
Hi all, My K3 is a #1255. I've done all the mods myself. I'll give you a roundup of that , with the results: *Solving a problem:* - K3 Synth ALC = That was a really necessary one, I had that problem and it needed to be fixed - K3 external ALC Mod = Necessary since I started to use ALC

Re: [Elecraft] Updating an older K3

2013-11-17 Thread Dave Lankshear
Did you make the VFO tuning noise reduction mod, Arie? My tuning noise was very bad until the mod was applied. It certainly made a lot of difference. 73 Dave G3TJP __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

[Elecraft] Updating an older K3

2013-11-16 Thread Gary Smith
I assembled this K3 in Nov 08 and it has most of the accessories of the day; sub RX, KAT3, KP3A, KXV3, KTCXO3-1 TCXO KBPF3 Gen coverage module. I'm thinking it might do well with an update with the factory mods to bring it current. Has anyone had this done at the factory recently and if