Bob, Larry K6RO has a KIO3 for sale on ebay. Might be a bunch of them around from those like me that upgraded to the KIO3B. The downside of going to a KIO3 is all the cables.
Sorry - but I included the spare K3 modules when I sold my K3. 73 George AI4VZ On Sat, May 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM David Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've suggested several times in the past that Elecraft pass on the > necessary information (schematics, PC board layouts, parts lists, etc) > for the modules they no longer intend to support to someone who might be > willing to act as a third party replacement vendor ... but just like you > all I've ever heard is crickets in response. It's pretty sad since > (especially in this case) component availability isn't always the > problem ... Elecraft has simply decided they don't want to bother with it. > > Which is why when the KIO3 on my K3 inevitably dies like many others > have, my next rig won't be an Elecraft. I remember ads promising > lasting support when I bought the K3, but that obviously didn't happen. > > Dave AB7E > > > On 5/7/2025 7:06 PM, Bob McGraw wrote: > > Well it happened. While operating one of the digital modes for several > > hours today I lost communication between the radio and computer. My > > K3S, s/n 10169, just stopped communicating with the computer. > > > > Nothing has or was changed in station configuration and under clear blue > > skies, no lightning and no power spikes recorded. The Device Manager > > does not show the normal comm port number. Can not control the radio > > from the computer and there is no audio from the radio to the > > computer. Tried the K3 Utility and it can not find the radio port. > > Thus can't revert to a known good backup configuration. > > > > Tried shutting down the radio, turning off power, disconnecting the USB > > cable, rebooted computer, replaced USB cable. Turned on power supply, > > turned on radio. No change. > > > > Conclusion is failure of the KIO3b. I am told by Elecraft service that > > no replacements are available. Also checked with Larry Sharpo, K6RO, > > who indicated he had none available. > > > > Any suggestions? Pack it up, get a RA and send it to Watsonville. But > > on the other hand I read, one customer radio was returned as not > > repairable. 🙁 It is not a happy thought to loose such a nice > > feature on still one of the best performing radios in the marketplace. > > > > Since many seemed to have experienced failure of the KIO3b for various > > reasons, there is a demand for these boards. I ask each of you to > > communicate with Eric and ask for a new production run of these boards. > > I know they are used in the upgrade of K3 radios and standard with K3S > > radios. And there are a few thousand of each being used every day. > > Yes, I know it is a 10 year old radio, but ?????? > > > > ERIC : PLEASE consider a production run of these. > > > > 73 > > > > Bob, K4TAX > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
