Notes on Elecraft K3 (6) SN 8079

November 2021

Donated by N7NR. Transceiver bought by N7NR from K6RO.

Includes K3DRV3 donated by K9DR.

Brought to PJ2T February 2022 by W9NJY.

January 2023

Put in service as the remote station transceiver.

July 2023

Front end blew out because of an error on site by Uli and or Jeff. Shipped by K8ND to Gary, repaired August 2023, and returned to W0CG for transport in October. Gary found two blown pin diodes, as expected.

February 2025

Front end blown out by pilot error on ARRL CW band transition with N7NR and Geoff. AD4ES took to FL and shipped to N7IR at his expense ($52)

July 2025

N7IR repaired and aligned the transceiver, applied some updates, and shipped it to K8ND, arriving in Columbus on July 2, 2025. K8ND will take it to Curacao on July 22.

22 July 2025

Returned to Curacao by K8ND.

15 October 2025

W0CG reinstalled this transceiver into the remote station. Works fine in tests.