It seems to me the old guys want things to get bigger, i want them smaller, there is no reason with advances in technology and smaller components that you cant fit a radio with the performance of the k2 (basic anyway) into an altoids tin, look at the AT-Sprint i think its a great example of what can be done. If you want a better example i spent the summer building and prototyping a power supply for military radios, we shoved 350 watts with 9 outputs and red/black isolation into a 3U conduction cooled compact pci card, which with the height restriction that imposes i think was a pretty amazing feat. If i had the free time to actually study the k2 and "figure it out" on the level that don has it down, i wouldn't mind designing my own, but alas i never have enough time to finish any of my dream projects, only to start them and then to leave a bunch of parts and sketches in a box somewhere.
Matt KD8DAO On 9/7/07, J F <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Matt, > > I would like to see a SM Elecraft kit as well. Some of > the devices are pretty easy to work with, although > even some of them may be "too big" these days. > > The AmQRP micro908 was my first SMD kit. I was worried > about being able to work with the small devices. But > after the first couple of components, it was actually > fun and easy. > > Maybe not for everyone, but I don't think it is as > hard to do as folks fear. Requires some new tools and > a bit more patience, and GOOD magnifying visor/loop. > > Cheers, > Julius > n2wn > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
