Question on K4 mod administration

[Geert Jan de Groot]

Hi,

As many folks are shedding a K3, it is currently possible to pick one up
for not too high cost.

One issue though is that there have been a fair number of modifications
on K3 - in itself not a problem as they made the machine better. But
buying a machine now keeps you wondering what modifications have been
done - if it means adding a board it is obvious, but "change restore XX
to YY" much less so.

So, I wonder, for K4, would Elecraft *number* their modifications as
they come out, and provide a sticker inside: "this K4 mas mod 4, 6, 7
applied" would make things easier I think?

Geert Jan
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[NK7Z]

That is a really good idea...

73, and thanks,
Dave (NK7Z)
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On 8/19/20 3:42 PM, Geert Jan de Groot wrote:

> Hi,
>
> As many folks are shedding a K3, it is currently possible to pick one up
> for not too high cost.
>
> One issue though is that there have been a fair number of modifications
> on K3 - in itself not a problem as they made the machine better. But
> buying a machine now keeps you wondering what modifications have been
> done - if it means adding a board it is obvious, but "change restore XX
> to YY" much less so.
>
> So, I wonder, for K4, would Elecraft *number* their modifications as
> they come out, and provide a sticker inside: "this K4 mas mod 4, 6, 7
> applied" would make things easier I think?
>
> Geert Jan
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[Wes Stewart-2]

I guess Elecraft will be adding a Configuration Management Department.

Wes  N7WS

On 8/19/2020 5:13 PM, Dave Cole wrote:

> That is a really good idea...
>
> 73, and thanks,
> Dave (NK7Z)
> https://www.nk7z.net
> ARRL Volunteer Examiner
> ARRL Technical Specialist
> ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources
>
> On 8/19/20 3:42 PM, Geert Jan de Groot wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> As many folks are shedding a K3, it is currently possible to pick one up for
>> not too high cost.
>>
>> One issue though is that there have been a fair number of modifications on K3
>> - in itself not a problem as they made the machine better. But buying a
>> machine now keeps you wondering what modifications have been done - if it
>> means adding a board it is obvious, but "change restore XX to YY" much less so.
>>
>> So, I wonder, for K4, would Elecraft *number* their modifications as they
>> come out, and provide a sticker inside: "this K4 mas mod 4, 6, 7 applied"
>> would make things easier I think?
>>
>> Geert Jan

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