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I have had my K3 for a few years and have always kept it up to date. It seems cheaper than taking a loss in selling it and springing for a K3S. I am about to send it in again for the new synth boards and DSP board swap, etc.
In the end, I will have 90% of a K3S. Is this the way to go? Thanks, Ed NI6S ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Hi Ed!
I took the same route with K3 #0056 and am very pleased. Would do the same again. 73 Ken - K0PP On May 2, 2016 12:51, "Ed via Elecraft" <[hidden email]> wrote: > I have had my K3 for a few years and have always kept it up to date. It > seems cheaper than taking a loss in selling it and springing for a K3S. I > am about to send it in again for the new synth boards and DSP board swap, > etc. > > In the end, I will have 90% of a K3S. Is this the way to go? > > Thanks, > Ed NI6S > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] > Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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You’ll have more than 90% of a K3S if you have kept up with the mods and offered upgrades over time.
The main differences would be (1) an improved 4-layer RF board with a reduced noise profile, (2) improved (lower) IMD in the audio section of the new DSP board for speaker outputs (this was supposed to be made available for the K3, but nothing has been heard about it’s status), (3) “hard” switching to bypass the new tuner module, and (4) a fancier escutcheon. Everyone’s mileage varies on this, of course. I have elected to keep my fully-loaded and fully-upgraded K3 and not go through the exercise of "unbundling” the installed options, selling the barebones K3, buying and rebuilding a K3S. and ending up in the hole financially. I think the differences would be completely unnoticeable by most, even if it makes them feel better about their place in the world :-) I’m saving the $$ involved and putting them in the whatever-the-next-major-Elecraft-radio-is piggy bank :-) Grant NQ5T K3 #2091, KX3 #8342 > On May 2, 2016, at 1:49 PM, Ed via Elecraft <[hidden email]> wrote: > > I have had my K3 for a few years and have always kept it up to date. It seems cheaper than taking a loss in selling it and springing for a K3S. I am about to send it in again for the new synth boards and DSP board swap, etc. > > In the end, I will have 90% of a K3S. Is this the way to go? > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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That's working well for me, Ed.
73, Phil W7OX On 5/2/16 11:49 AM, Ed via Elecraft wrote: > I have had my K3 for a few years and have always kept it up to date. It seems cheaper than taking a loss in selling it and springing for a K3S. I am about to send it in again for the new synth boards and DSP board swap, etc. > > In the end, I will have 90% of a K3S. Is this the way to go? > > Thanks, > Ed NI6S ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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had my k3 about three years now. I have always kept up with upgrades.
hardware and sw. seems like the best way to protect my investment and keep it current. I do the hardware upgrades myself. saves shipping cost and time. it is not hard to do ur self. ron On Mon, May 2, 2016, 16:06 Phil Wheeler <[hidden email]> wrote: > That's working well for me, Ed. > > 73, Phil W7OX > > > On 5/2/16 11:49 AM, Ed via Elecraft wrote: > > I have had my K3 for a few years and have always kept it up to date. It > seems cheaper than taking a loss in selling it and springing for a K3S. I > am about to send it in again for the new synth boards and DSP board swap, > etc. > > > > In the end, I will have 90% of a K3S. Is this the way to go? > > > > Thanks, > > Ed NI6S > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] > Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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U think you'll have more than 90%. I installed the new synth myself.
Second hardest part was disconnecting all the wires behind my "wireless," and the hardest part was reconnecting them. You have to do that if you send it in as well. The actual install was very straightforward and easy. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2016 - www.cqp.org On 5/2/2016 11:49 AM, Ed via Elecraft wrote: > I have had my K3 for a few years and have always kept it up to date. > It seems cheaper than taking a loss in selling it and springing for a > K3S. I am about to send it in again for the new synth boards and DSP > board swap, etc. > > In the end, I will have 90% of a K3S. Is this the way to go? > > Thanks, Ed NI6S ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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There is an alternative approach. I have an early K3 and found a version of the SW that does everything I like and I stopped updating. My feelings go this way. At some time I will send it in for some reason and have them bring it up to current. Until then I am a very happy camper. It is not broke so I won't attempt fixing it....... NUF said.
Mel, K6KBE From: Fred Jensen <[hidden email]> To: [hidden email] Sent: Monday, May 2, 2016 3:33 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Need Advice U think you'll have more than 90%. I installed the new synth myself. Second hardest part was disconnecting all the wires behind my "wireless," and the hardest part was reconnecting them. You have to do that if you send it in as well. The actual install was very straightforward and easy. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2016 - www.cqp.org On 5/2/2016 11:49 AM, Ed via Elecraft wrote: > I have had my K3 for a few years and have always kept it up to date. > It seems cheaper than taking a loss in selling it and springing for a > K3S. I am about to send it in again for the new synth boards and DSP > board swap, etc. > > In the end, I will have 90% of a K3S. Is this the way to go? > > Thanks, Ed NI6S ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Hello Ed,
I have the feeling that K3S is transition model before any evolution product from Elecraft. Or it is a way to extend the current K3 product life cycle - a classic business school case. Hence, I tend to not heavily invest for a new K3S. I did the KSYN3A upgrade which is crucial to the enhancement of performance. The installation is easy. 73 Johnny VR2XMC 寄件人︰ Phil Wheeler <[hidden email]> 收件人︰ [hidden email] 傳送日期︰ 2016年05月3日 (週二) 5:03 AM 主題︰ Re: [Elecraft] Need Advice That's working well for me, Ed. 73, Phil W7OX On 5/2/16 11:49 AM, Ed via Elecraft wrote: > I have had my K3 for a few years and have always kept it up to date. It seems cheaper than taking a loss in selling it and springing for a K3S. I am about to send it in again for the new synth boards and DSP board swap, etc. > > In the end, I will have 90% of a K3S. Is this the way to go? > > Thanks, > Ed NI6S ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Ed,
I did the Synth upgrade (= improvement) and the 2nd preamp for the higher bands (= a very necessary feature) That's it for me. 73 Arie PA3A Op 2-5-2016 om 20:49 schreef Ed via Elecraft: > I have had my K3 for a few years and have always kept it up to date. It seems cheaper than taking a loss in selling it and springing for a K3S. I am about to send it in again for the new synth boards and DSP board swap, etc. > > In the end, I will have 90% of a K3S. Is this the way to go? > > Thanks, > Ed NI6S > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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