Alan Bloom wrote: > Of course it would also draw as much power as a whole K3 - don't even > talk about a KX3. But that wouldn't be a problem as long as you > plan to > always use it with a line-operated power supply.
Except that some of us prefer to minimize energy use at all times, not just when operating portable. When I solar-power my house, some day, I'll be even more interested in efficient solutions, not shack warmers.... This concern for saving energy is why the K3 draws about one third the current of a conventional mega-rig, why the KX3 draws half as much current as an FT-817--why our entire product lineup is power-efficient. The trick is to also keep performance high. (A famous radio engineer once commented that the K2's measured and verified level of receiver performance was "not possible" given its low current drain :) It's double-bottom-line engineering. Fortunately we're not the only ones doing it. I recently bought a new "green" charge adapter for my iPhone that draws essentially zero power when not in use, even if you keep it plugged in. Past chargers were of the "vampire" class that sucks power continuously. Don't get me started on LED lighting. Back to my firmware cave, Wayne N6KR ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
