New K3 on the air

Well, time to update the site’s K3 section.  There are now four K3 owners, W7QC, W9HXM, W7FU and me.  I understand that there may be a 5th sooner than later.

The SN for Steve’s K3 is 35.  Mine is 2757.  In that time the wait period between order and receipt has changed a lot!  Steve wait just a little over 6 months.  I ordered my on a Saturday night via the Elecraft Web site and the K3 arrived on the following Thursday.  

I didn’t think I would be able to get to it for 2 to 3 week, but thought I should at least inventory the parts.  Once everything was spread out I decided to at least put one thing together.  Big mistake!  By the following Saturday I had made QSO!  So less than a week for order to use.  And the build was relaxing and enjoyable.  Only made one easily corrected faux-pas.

I am really enjoying the rig whenever I get a chance to use it. 

At the last club meeting I was having fun with a pun – adding a 3 after the K in RTKCC.  Sort of a sub-club.  Here’s he badge that grew out of that bit of fun.