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Fwd: K3: Interim Build Report

Dave,

My K3 arrived with all the parts.

SSB:

There were many postings about SSB mode (including
mine).
Some how, there was no response from Elecraft about
this.
I have many friends in EU who are waiting for that
DX/Contest audio from K3 before they decide to order
one.
I don't understand why Elecraft is not responding to
this issue. I just would like to know that Elecraft
has intention to improve SSB mode.
73 Mark WQ7X

--- David and Dianne on Comcast <[hidden email]>
wrote:

> Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:22:20 -0500
> From: David and Dianne on Comcast
> <[hidden email]>
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: [Elecraft] K3: Interim Build Report
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> As I posted here at mid week, K3 #371 arrived from
> Aptos in fine shape.
> I have begun the build and thought I would share
> some comments both
> positive and negative with all. You opinions of
> course will most likely
> be different but here are mine so far:
>
> Positive:
> The kit was packaged magnificently. The care in
> packaging is first rate.
> The manual is by far one of the most comprehensive I
> have seen in
> building many kits over the years. Clear, concise
> and detailed but very
> logical and easy to follow. Build quality of the
> boards is indeed
> elegant. Fit and finish is simply excellent.
> Tolerances are amazing.
> It is a work of engineering art. Congrats to Eric
> and Wayne of all of
> this. They should be proud of their baby.
>
> Negative:
> Yup I have a negative. Of all of the kits I have
> built over the years,
> many of them fairly complex, from Heath, LDG, W9GR
> and many others, this
> is the first to arrive short parts/hardware. And
> while the shortage is
> minor, it is specialized and significant enough to
> stop me cold in the
> build process and add yet another week to the final
> K3 experience.
> Simply put, it has been deflating. Yet more delay.
> While Elecraft was
> attentive to this matter over the phone and in a
> response from
> K3Support, I am still not sure if the parts are
> headed this way as no
> confirmation has been positively received. This will
> be my last kit
> experience. I should have bought it factory
> assembled as I planned
> originally. But I bought into the kit mystique.
> Never again.
>
> Concerns:
> I am both a CW and SSB operator as non-contesting
> DX'er. SSB TX issues
> are important to me. Several reports are surfacing
> here and elsewhere
> from very reputable sources about the current lack
> of SSB bandwidth and
> the lack of more "powerful" modulation. I urge
> Elecraft to address these
> issues ASAP (now perhaps with more priority than the
> second receiver.)
> This will be a deal breaker for me if not rectified.
> IMO it should have
> been correct out of the box. This K3 will be
> evaluated against my highly
> modified Ten Tec Omni V.9 which has for my operating
> requirements beat
> out every transceiver on both CW and SSB since its
> arrival here at this
> QTH, bar none, including my Pro III which for all
> its true Rx warts is a
> pretty darn good value for the $$.
>
> I paid my $$ and took my chances and hope that this
> will all get
> rectified in the end. And for those of you who may
> think that I should
> not air complaints in public, I ask, did yours
> arrive complete?
>
> My $.02
>
> 73 de N1LQ-Dave
>
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Re: K3: Interim Build Report

I couldn't possibly tell you if my K3s SSB was punchy etc. I don't have
enough operating experience (4 yrs operating, with just an FT-857 before the
K3, what a great radio for an inexperienced op).

I can tell you everyone who hears it, says it is GREAT audio and better than
the K2, normally they say best they have ever heard. And I haven't even
tried using the Tx equaliser yet.

I will also say that my operating had tailed off over the last year,
conditions down, high noise floor at this QTH we not encouraging and FT-857
is not an ideal base rig - too many menus and 'hold this, push that, turn
this and push that again'.

The K3 changed all that, turned me around if you like and I'm getting back
into the spirit.

On 9/2/08 23:40, "mark roz" <[hidden email]> sent:

> Dave,
>
> My K3 arrived with all the parts.
>
> SSB:
>
> There were many postings about SSB mode (including
> mine).
> Some how, there was no response from Elecraft about
> this.
> I have many friends in EU who are waiting for that
> DX/Contest audio from K3 before they decide to order
> one.
> I don't understand why Elecraft is not responding to
> this issue. I just would like to know that Elecraft
> has intention to improve SSB mode.
> 73 Mark WQ7X

Greg - AB7R

RE: K3: Interim Build Report

Just a tip....when making adjustments to either the RX or TX EQ, if you want
to reset them to 0 dB, press the CLR button normally used for RIT control.
It will reset all the EQ settings to 0 dB and you can start from scratch.

73
Greg
AB7R

-----Original Message-----
From: [hidden email]
[mailto:[hidden email]]On Behalf Of David Ferrington,
M0XDF
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 1:09 AM
To: Crafters
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: Interim Build Report

I couldn't possibly tell you if my K3s SSB was punchy etc. I don't have
enough operating experience (4 yrs operating, with just an FT-857 before the
K3, what a great radio for an inexperienced op).

I can tell you everyone who hears it, says it is GREAT audio and better than
the K2, normally they say best they have ever heard. And I haven't even
tried using the Tx equaliser yet.

I will also say that my operating had tailed off over the last year,
conditions down, high noise floor at this QTH we not encouraging and FT-857
is not an ideal base rig - too many menus and 'hold this, push that, turn
this and push that again'.

The K3 changed all that, turned me around if you like and I'm getting back
into the spirit.

On 9/2/08 23:40, "mark roz" <[hidden email]> sent:

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