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Pennies?

N4FN


Best to save a HEAP of pennies, Dollars and Euros,  Ian!...Neil N4FN

I am just curious about the estimated cost difference between the factory
version and the kits. I want to start putting aside my pennies now, and
want to have a somewhat reasonable target.

I hope for everyone on the Elecraft team to be and stay safe, both from
COVID and the fires.

73 de,

Ian, NV4C

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Re: Pennies?

George Danner-2
Neil,
When I bought my K3 in 2008 and later on when I added the rest of the
K-Line, I bought kits. Did the same for my KX3 and KXPA.
They were not bought to save dollars but to familiarize myself with the
equipment.
I bought a fairly bare K3-100 - only added the tuner. As time went by I
added all but the TXO and then added some K3s stuff - new synthesizers and
USB interface. Starting with a kit made all of the upgrades a non-event,
even when I had to remove the front panel.

My recollection is that the difference in cost was minimal (a few percent).
My guess was that the cost of not assembling an Elecraft is mostly offset
by the additional packaging and instructions for the kit end user.

I'm probably going to make a K4 my final radio as a 80th birthday present
in a year or two!

73
George AI4VZ


On Sun, Oct 4, 2020 at 4:11 PM Neil <[hidden email]> wrote:

> ....
> I am just curious about the estimated cost difference between the factory
> version and the kits.
>
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