The "idea" is to get rid of the extra box, cables and connectors: just a line cord to the back of the K3 providing a more transportable low-power or receive-only setup. Seems kind of elegant to me...
73, Drew AF2Z On Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:11:03 -0400, you wrote: >Threads like this one about power supplies must make both the >transceiver manufacturers and power supply manufacturers gnash their >teeth and give up in despair! The market already contains a number of >very small, interference-free supplies that fit this idea: Pyramid, for >example makes a 30 A. 13.8 V. switcher that measures 8"X8.5"X2.5" that >sells for a reasonable price, and Tandy also sells one, slightly >smaller, that delivers 20 A. I have three of these, quite a bit smaller >than a K2, that work beautifully. They sit about 4" from my K3 and my >ICOM 910H, and produce no discernible interference whatever. > >There may be a need for a much higher capacity switcher -- I have not >been able to find one that would replace my 2-ton-Tessie Astron 70 -- >but the low end is very well covered. It seems quite counter-productive >to shunt high-quality transceiver engineers into the power supply >business... >to me that the power supply issue is pretty well covered. > ______________________________________________________________ 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
