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Don Rasmussen

K3-Latest K3 Review on EHAM

Hisashi - you can have my K3. Now that it no longer
has a perfect score on eHAM, the joy of ownership has
been tarnished forever for me. Would you like me to
retrieve it from the recycling bin and send it to you?

It was new 4 weeks ago and works perfectly except for
the flaw exposed by the anonymous poster.
Your address please. I will pay postage - okay??
Please don't change your mind now, everyone has seen
your post, you must take it.

de wb8yqj... ;-)

[Elecraft] K3-Latest K3 Review on EHAM
Hisashi T Fujinaka htodd at twofifty.com
Sun Feb 24 13:26:25 EST 2008

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On Sun, 24 Feb 2008, N2EY at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 2/24/08 8:57:10 AM Eastern
Standard Time,
> Paul at PaulFerguson.us writes:
>
>
>> The reviewer (Solardx) gives the results of a test
he ran on his K3.
>
> "Solardx" is completely anonymous - no call, no
name, no K3 serial number.
> Yet his rating affects the score as much as somebody
who's got one of the first
> ones and has many hours of experience testing and
using it, and who signs his
> name to his words.

It was me, I was hoping to clear out the queue before
I ordered mine.
(I'm KIDDING.)

--
Hisashi T Fujinaka - htodd at twofifty.com
BSEE(6/86) + BSChem(3/95) + BAEnglish(8/95) +
MSCS(8/03) + $2.50 = latte

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Tom Hammond-2

Re: K3-Latest K3 Review on EHAM

Watch out Don... he might just take you up on your offer!

73,

Tom N0SS

At 13:26 02/24/2008, Don Rasmussen wrote:

>Hisashi - you can have my K3. Now that it no longer
>has a perfect score on eHAM, the joy of ownership has
>been tarnished forever for me. Would you like me to
>retrieve it from the recycling bin and send it to you?
>
>It was new 4 weeks ago and works perfectly except for
>the flaw exposed by the anonymous poster.
>Your address please. I will pay postage - okay??
>Please don't change your mind now, everyone has seen
>your post, you must take it.
>
>de wb8yqj... ;-)
>
>
>[Elecraft] K3-Latest K3 Review on EHAM
>Hisashi T Fujinaka htodd at twofifty.com
>Sun Feb 24 13:26:25 EST 2008
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>On Sun, 24 Feb 2008, N2EY at aol.com wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 2/24/08 8:57:10 AM Eastern
>Standard Time,
> > Paul at PaulFerguson.us writes:
> >
> >
> >> The reviewer (Solardx) gives the results of a test
>he ran on his K3.
> >
> > "Solardx" is completely anonymous - no call, no
>name, no K3 serial number.
> > Yet his rating affects the score as much as somebody
>who's got one of the first
> > ones and has many hours of experience testing and
>using it, and who signs his
> > name to his words.
>
>It was me, I was hoping to clear out the queue before
>I ordered mine.
>(I'm KIDDING.)
>
>--
>Hisashi T Fujinaka - htodd at twofifty.com
>BSEE(6/86) + BSChem(3/95) + BAEnglish(8/95) +
>MSCS(8/03) + $2.50 = latte
>
>
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dj7mgq

Re: K3-Latest K3 Review on EHAM

We are a opening a sanctuary for unwanted and unloved K3s...

Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled K3s...

vy 73 de toby

Tom Hammond wrote:

> Watch out Don... he might just take you up on your offer!
>
> 73,
>
> Tom N0SS
>
> At 13:26 02/24/2008, Don Rasmussen wrote:
>> Hisashi - you can have my K3. Now that it no longer
>> has a perfect score on eHAM, the joy of ownership has
>> been tarnished forever for me. Would you like me to
>> retrieve it from the recycling bin and send it to you?
>>
>> It was new 4 weeks ago and works perfectly except for
>> the flaw exposed by the anonymous poster.
>> Your address please. I will pay postage - okay??
>> Please don't change your mind now, everyone has seen
>> your post, you must take it.
>>
>> de wb8yqj... ;-)
>>
>>
>> [Elecraft] K3-Latest K3 Review on EHAM
>> Hisashi T Fujinaka htodd at twofifty.com
>> Sun Feb 24 13:26:25 EST 2008
>>
>> Previous message: [Elecraft] K3-Latest K3 Review on
>> EHAM
>> Next message: [Elecraft] VP6DX with K2
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>> author ]
>>
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>>
>>
>> On Sun, 24 Feb 2008, N2EY at aol.com wrote:
>>
>> > In a message dated 2/24/08 8:57:10 AM Eastern
>> Standard Time,
>> > Paul at PaulFerguson.us writes:
>> >
>> >
>> >> The reviewer (Solardx) gives the results of a test
>> he ran on his K3.
>> >
>> > "Solardx" is completely anonymous - no call, no
>> name, no K3 serial number.
>> > Yet his rating affects the score as much as somebody
>> who's got one of the first
>> > ones and has many hours of experience testing and
>> using it, and who signs his
>> > name to his words.
>>
>> It was me, I was hoping to clear out the queue before
>> I ordered mine.
>> (I'm KIDDING.)
>>
>> --
>> Hisashi T Fujinaka - htodd at twofifty.com
>> BSEE(6/86) + BSChem(3/95) + BAEnglish(8/95) +
>> MSCS(8/03) + $2.50 = latte
>>
>>
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N2EY

Re: K3-Latest K3 Review on EHAM

In reply to this post by Don Rasmussen

In a message dated 2/24/08 1:40:27 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[hidden email] writes:

> Someone posts an honest review of
> their experience and loads of people attack them for criticising their baby
> by not giving it full marks?

No.

The criticism is that someone is posting an anonymous review saying the K3
SSB transmit audio is "terrible" *without* giving the company a chance to solve
the problem. A company which has a hard-earned and well-deserved reputation
for service, service, and more service.

That is, if there even really is a problem - since the reviewer is anonymous,
we don't know for sure if the "review" is for-real or not. *Anybody* can post
a review on eham even if they've never even seen the rig they're reviewing.

> Perhaps the transmitter is faulty - it is entirely possible the PA bias has
> failed or there is a problem with the driver, in the alignment or elsewhere.
>

Of course that's possible. Perhaps the rig was damaged in shipping, or, if a
kit, assembled improperly.

Or perhaps there's something wrong with the test setup, and nothing wrong
with the K3.

> Perhaps solardx really has a point.

Perhaps - but why not contact the company and try to fix it?

Whatever, their experience is still just
>
> as valid as anyone elses.
>

If, indeed, it's a real experience. We don't know for sure if "solardx" has
ever been near a K3.

73 de Jim, N2EY

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