whats a updated K3 called?

[Dick Dickinson]

The term 'Vintage' is often used on eBay to impart certain aspects of an item.
A K3S might be 'Modern.'
An updated K3 could be 'Modernized Vintage.'

Dick - KA5KKT



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[Edward R Cole]

Bernie, AF9US  beat me to it.  I thought K3U for updated or K3+.

It would only designate it has hdwr updates but not which ones
specifically.  If selling, those should be listed by the seller and
clarified whether self-installed or Elecraft-installed, which might
matter to some buyers.

My K3 SN-4340 bought in 2010 is upgraded with two new synth and
modified gen coverage bw filter for operation on 630m.  It has many
options which I installed as a "kit".  Firmware is not updated to
latest vers (yet).

So each radio is "customized" by the owner so a simple upgrade
designation is kind of incomplete.

I call my KX3 the KX3-2M to specify it has the 2m transverter mod
(which I installed as a kit).  But it has other options installed.

But K3U is simple and, if adopted by this group, probably will "stick"!

73, Ed - KL7UW
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[Grant Youngman-2]

Except, it doesn’t actually MEAN anything.  Unless you’ve been living in a cave since you bought one, almost every K3 is “upgraded” to some extent.  It doesn’t solve the basic problem — a K3 (or even  K3S to a lesser extent) needs to specify precisely (1) what published mods have been installed, (2) what factory mods have been installed, and (3) what options it contains.

I’d certainly never buy someone’s K3U thing without that information … with a “U” or not.

This is just nuts …

Grant NQ5T
K3 #2091 KX3 #8342

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> But K3U is simple and, if adopted by this group, probably will "stick"!
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[Dick Dickinson]

For those who dwell far to the right of the decimal point (rather than in caves), I suppose there could be a whole alphabet of suffix designations.  My precise intent was a light-hearted, generic characterization.  My K3 (Vintage - Upgraded) is not currently up for sale.

Dick - KA5KKT

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Except, it doesn’t actually MEAN anything.  Unless you’ve been living in a cave since you bought one, almost every K3 is “upgraded” to some extent.  It doesn’t solve the basic problem — a K3 (or even  K3S to a lesser extent) needs to specify precisely (1) what published mods have been installed, (2) what factory mods have been installed, and (3) what options it contains.

I’d certainly never buy someone’s K3U thing without that information … with a “U” or not.

This is just nuts …

Grant NQ5T
K3 #2091 KX3 #8342

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> But K3U is simple and, if adopted by this group, probably will "stick"!
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