K3S support/warranty statement

[w6ipa]

Hi all,

When the K3S came out there was a section on the FAQ regarding support for K3.
I looked everywhere, and I could not find any information on the K3S status in the K4 FAQ, or anywhere. There seems to have been an announcement - but I could not find any mention of the products being retired/discontinued in the newsletter archive.

If someone could point me to an official statement, that would help me decide on my next purchase.

Thanks,

JC/W6IPA
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[Don Wilhelm]

JC,

Contact [hidden email] to see if they have any K3/K3S units for
sale.  They will not be new, but may be available as repairs returned to
stock.  I am not giving an official statement, but I do know there are
no new K3S transceivers available.  Sales will be able to give you a
price and statement of the options included.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 5/26/2020 3:42 PM, W6IPA wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> When the K3S came out there was a section on the FAQ regarding support for K3.
> I looked everywhere, and I could not find any information on the K3S status in the K4 FAQ, or anywhere. There seems to have been an announcement - but I could not find any mention of the products being retired/discontinued in the newsletter archive.
>
> If someone could point me to an official statement, that would help me decide on my next purchase.
>
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[Don Wilhelm]

Support for the K3/K3S will continue for a long time to come.
Consider that support for the legacy products - K2/K1/KX1 and XV
transverters is still available and active - even if those products
other than the K2 have been discontinued.

Support is different from availability of the product.

Although I am no longer "official", I do know that support for all the
legacy products as well as the K3/K3S is continuing.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 5/26/2020 3:42 PM, W6IPA wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> When the K3S came out there was a section on the FAQ regarding support for K3.
> I looked everywhere, and I could not find any information on the K3S status in the K4 FAQ, or anywhere. There seems to have been an announcement - but I could not find any mention of the products being retired/discontinued in the newsletter archive.
>
> If someone could point me to an official statement, that would help me decide on my next purchase.
>
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Are you sure about that Don? K3S's are still listed on Elecraft's  
website and I know that they are still shipping during this pandemic.  
  https://elecraft.com/pages/k-line-transceiver-k3-k3s  The K3S is a  
great transceiver, I plan on keeping all of mine for a long time.

John KK9A


Don Wilhelm wrote:

JC,

Contact sales at elecraft.com to see if they have any K3/K3S units for
sale.  They will not be new, but may be available as repairs returned to
stock.  I am not giving an official statement, but I do know there are
no new K3S transceivers available.  Sales will be able to give you a
price and statement of the options included.

73,
Don W3FPR

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[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ]

We still support repair on the K3 (and of course the K3S)  as long as parts are available.

73,
Eric
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> On May 26, 2020, at 12:44 PM, W6IPA <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> When the K3S came out there was a section on the FAQ regarding support for K3.
> I looked everywhere, and I could not find any information on the K3S status in the K4 FAQ, or anywhere. There seems to have been an announcement - but I could not find any mention of the products being retired/discontinued in the newsletter archive.
>
> If someone could point me to an official statement, that would help me decide on my next purchase.
>
> Thanks,
>
> JC/W6IPA
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