[K3] Ordered K3 at Dayton

Posted by WB8ENE on May 16, 2010; 12:31pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/K3-Ordered-K3-at-Dayton-tp5061495.html

I placed my order for a K3 at Dayton yesterday after talking with Wayne and a few others at the Elecraft booth.  Wayne is a very popular guy, so I had to wait for an opening a couple of times.  Seems like these guys couldn't even get a minute alone to get something to eat!  Wayne was very helpful with my questions about QSK on the K3 vs. the Orion II, CW roofing filters, hardware mods, and using high impedance microphones, although I first asked Eric about using my Shure 444 microphone (older model with high impedance only).  He told me that I might need a single transistor circuit to transform the impedance, but he also told me that Wayne would be a better person to ask.  When I finally got the chance to talk to Wayne again, he told me that Eric would probably be able to help me more on the microphone question, but told me that it should work.

Has anyone tried using the Shure 444 microphone on the K3?  Any comments will be appreciated.

I look forward to assembling my new K3 soon, but judging by all the orders being placed at Dayton, I assume it may take a couple extra days for my order to be processed.  Thanks Wayne, Eric, and the rest of the gang from Elecraft.  You were all very helpful.  I appreciate the fact that I was able to talk to the guys who designed the K3.  Oh, and thanks for the K3 button Eric.

73,
Art WB8ENE