Buddy
I totally agree with you.
I have two K3 transceivers here.  One had to be substantially re-built a
couple of years ago.
This was done by a friend of mine who, in a previous life, had been a
service engineer for two of the UK ham radio dealers - including the
biggest.
Elecraft were able to supply even the smallest case screws as spare parts!
I would guess the historic major manufacturers would have difficulty in
doing this, and if they could, would take weeks to do so rather than the few
days by Elecraft.
The K3 isn't as robust as other gear, but this has been a conceptual design
compromise.

ATB

David W Wood 
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Subject: Re: I've got the KX3 bug

The Elecraft folks are top notch, A number one in all respects. Customer =
service is absolutely without peer in the industry. And they're super =
nice, too, yes. And they make excellent stuff, which doesn't hurt. You =
talk about standing behind their gear, they've offered more than one =
disgruntled person either full refund or exchange long after other =
companies would have told that same person with that same problem to =
take a hike. Bottom line, they believe in what they're doing and it =
shows.
--
Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY



On Jun 5, 2013, at 11:45 PM, Gerry Learry <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> The people are very nice to.
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 5:09 PM
> Subject: Re: I've got the KX3 bug
>=20
>=20
>> Gerry,
>> I spent a lot of time that Friday afternoon fondling the KX3.  I was
>> in a financial position that I could have pulled it off but at the
>> end of the day decided I wouldn't really use it enough to justify the
>> cost.  But I was sure tempted.  What a nice transceiver.
>> Pat, K9JAUAt 06:42 AM 6/5/2013, you wrote:
>>> Hello everyone,
>>>=20
>>> I have been away for over a month because I couldn't afford to pay =
my =3D
>>> internet bill.  I have fixed that and I am back.  I had a great year =
in =3D
>>> Dayton, and I sold all of my take home Coffee Friday.  While there I =
=3D
>>> went to Elecraft and looked at the KX3.  Then I spoke yesterday to =
the =3D
>>> HAMPOD guy whose name I forget right now.  I got the bug and I want =
one. =3D
>>> So I am going to sell either my Icom 7000 or my fully Icom 706MKII G =
to=20
>>> =3D
>>> buy one.  Is anyone interested in either Icom?  And does anyone here =
=3D
>>> have a KX3?  Gerry=20