There are some sill typos here. Apologies. I am hurrying because I am so
keen to get on with some decorating tasks!!
Chris G3SJJ
G3SJJ wrote:
Julian, I think Elecraft have realised they are into completely new
ball game with the K3. There are probably thousands of FT1k, FT2k,
Kenwood, Icom etc owners who will want to change to the K3, purely
because it is a better radio, but who will have no interest in any DIY
aspect. They will expect the kind of warranty and after-service they
would get when buying those radios.
I think the K2 brought in a step-change. Some of us newer owners found
satisfaction in building the kit first, but the ultimate reason was
for a better radio and there are a lot of owners who have purchased
pre-built/owned K2s purely for that purpose. The K3 then enables these
people to purchase a brand new radio and I suspect many will not want
to assemble it themselves, and therfroe will require warranty and
service.
For me, I was impressed with the fact that the Voodoo Contesters, a
consistently leading CQWW CW contest group changed to K2s, and several
of the ops also use them for dexpeditions also, but haven't gone
through the loop of assembly it themselves. I saw one for the first
time the week before Dayton last year and purchased my K2/100/SSB/160
kit at Dayton. I gained immense pleasure out of building it, but only
had slight pangs of sadness when the new owner collected it last week.
I am moving to K3 purely because I think it is even a better radio for
my purpose, ie multi and single op contesting on CW and SSB, low band
dxing and very occasional /P work. I am keeping my FT1kMP as the 2nd
radio for SO2R and MO contesting as I feel its is better ergonomically
and ahs better skirt slectivity with its Inrad roofing and IF filters.
73 Chris G3SJJ
Julian G4ILO wrote:
On 7/9/07, Thom LaCosta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Strongly suggest you call your issuing bank to confirm that
they offer that benefit. You might be surprized by the number
and "reputation" of the banks that do not.
When they tell me they don't offer it, I simply tell them I
will use their card for gasoline and other products that
do not have warranties that can be extended.
Surprising to see "consumer" issues raising their heads here.
I would have thought people would want to order a K3 because:
a) it's exciting to be one of the first to have a new radio;
b) knowing the guys behind it, you can be confident that any problems
will be sorted out eventually; and
c) If the worst comes to the worst, we're hams, we can try to fix it
ourselves.
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