Better than DU at 19.1gm/cm cube is Tungsten at 19.25gm or Gold at 19.3gm. (Densities from Wikipedia)
A Gold bottom cover would make a really fully loaded K3. Worth a bit too. Regards, Mike VP8NO On 14/03/2012 16:59, Bob Wolbert wrote: > Long ago, I actually cut plates of 0.25" steel and bolted them beneath > the front bottom cover of my K3s so they wouldn't move when the front > panel buttons were jabbed. Once the subreceivers were added, the > combined weight is just about perfect, as long as the cleaning crew (me) > dusts the shack occasionally. > > Licking my fingers& wetting the rear feet and the rubber part of the > front bail also keeps my rigs in place without any more exotic chemicals > or devices. > > Regards, > > Bob Wolbert > > On 3/14/2012 12:15 PM, Dave New, N8SBE wrote: >> "Real radios glow in the dark?" >> >> Sorry, couldn't resist. >> >> 73, >> >> -- Dave, N8SBE >> >>> -------- Original Message -------- >>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Make the Feet "Stickier" >>> From: Ian White GM3SEK<[email protected]> >>> Date: Wed, March 14, 2012 3:02 pm >>> To: [email protected] >>> >>> >>> Dave New, N8SBE wrote: >>>> >>>> The K3 is just too darn light -- you need a MAN'S radio, one of those >>>> YaeComWood 50-pounders. >>>> >>> >>> Coming soon, specially crafted for all those stay-at-home K3s: >>> replacement top and bottom covers made from Depleted Uranium. >>> >>> Order code KDU3 >>> >>> [Insert user-configurable "radioactivity" joke here.] >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> 73 from Ian GM3SEK >>> http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
