K3 For Sale

[Jim Brown-10]

My neighbor Pat Miller, W6DRX, used to be an active contester, but has
been inactive for several years due to health issues and a major job
change. Pat and Sandy are moving out of their house (which they will
rent out) to live on a sailboat that they just bought. He's selling all
his radio gear, including an early serial number K3. He built it from a
kit, and I opened it up to verify what was in it. It is VERY clean.

Here's what's in it, and what it would have cost if you had ordered it
as a kit last month and built it yourself. A factory built rig would, of
course, have cost several hundred dollars more.

                          2015 Price
K3/100 Base Rig Kit         $2,500
KXV3 Transverter I/O Kit       120
K3 ATU Kit                     320
2.7 kHz 5-pole TX Filter       incl
400 Hz 8-pole Filter           140
1.8 kHz 8-pole Filter          140
Total                        3,220
CA Tax                         258
Total w/tax                 $3,478

On the advice of K6XX, Pat is asking $2,600 for the K3 as built. He will
accept offers without one or both of the filters. He also has an
un-built 2nd RX kit, which is the same as what is currently being sold
for $600. Pat is asking $400.

I posted this listing last week, and I'm really surprised that this
hasn't been snapped up!  It's a very good deal on a very clean radio.
Only yesterday, K4TM posted here that he had sold a similarly equipped
radio for several hundred dollars more! If you don't like the price,
make an offer.

73, Jim K9YC
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[Merv Schweigert]

Not to put a damper on things,  but you have to consider what you are
buying in light of
the new K3S..

The same K3S today would cost 3250.00   with all the new updates.

So if you take 2600 plus a new synth board,  and new KXV3B at min for
updates
you have 3020.    You did not list the serial number,  so if it needs
the newer DSP
boards etc you are up to the brand new price of the K3S which has all
updates.
Guys snapping up older K3 need to do a cost comparison and see what fits
their
needs these days.   I have two K3 and it sure does not seem cost
effective to me to
update these old ones when a new one would be cheaper,   in fact if you
swap
over your filters and a module or two a new K3S is far cheaper than
updating.
If its an "old" serial number the updates will put you well over the
price of a new
radio.

So while its super to be able to update to what you have needs for, its
not a good
idea if your going to try and do all the updates to an older one.
Something I have to face in light of owning 2 "older" k3..   what to do
with them,
any way I see it I will have to take a loss when selling compared to a
month
ago.
73 Merv K9FD/KH6

> My neighbor Pat Miller, W6DRX, used to be an active contester, but has
> been inactive for several years due to health issues and a major job
> change. Pat and Sandy are moving out of their house (which they will
> rent out) to live on a sailboat that they just bought. He's selling
> all his radio gear, including an early serial number K3. He built it
> from a kit, and I opened it up to verify what was in it. It is VERY
> clean.
>
> Here's what's in it, and what it would have cost if you had ordered it
> as a kit last month and built it yourself. A factory built rig would,
> of course, have cost several hundred dollars more.
>
>                          2015 Price
> K3/100 Base Rig Kit         $2,500
> KXV3 Transverter I/O Kit       120
> K3 ATU Kit                     320
> 2.7 kHz 5-pole TX Filter       incl
> 400 Hz 8-pole Filter           140
> 1.8 kHz 8-pole Filter          140
> Total                        3,220
> CA Tax                         258
> Total w/tax                 $3,478
>
> On the advice of K6XX, Pat is asking $2,600 for the K3 as built. He
> will accept offers without one or both of the filters. He also has an
> un-built 2nd RX kit, which is the same as what is currently being sold
> for $600. Pat is asking $400.
>
> I posted this listing last week, and I'm really surprised that this
> hasn't been snapped up!  It's a very good deal on a very clean radio.
> Only yesterday, K4TM posted here that he had sold a similarly equipped
> radio for several hundred dollars more! If you don't like the price,
> make an offer.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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