[ARC5] TRF - RAK "Q-5er"

Bill Cromwell wrcromwell at gmail.com
Fri Jul 6 21:08:03 EDT 2012


On Sat, 2012-07-07 at 00:16 +0000, Kenneth G. Gordon wrote:
> On 6 Jul 2012 at 15:59, Ian Wilson wrote:
> 
> > RAL nameplate says 69 pounds; RAK says 74 pounds.
> 
> Humph...well, that is just another example of my CRS disease....seems to be getting worse 
> too...since I passed 70.
> 
> > I wonder if the
> > whole of that weight difference is the LF coils versus the HF coils? 
> 
> Well, there is a heck of a lot of copper in those coils, so I would bet that is the case. If you 
> ever see the coils in an RAK, you WILL BE impressed: they are simply beautiful!
> 
> Ken W7EKB


I got a set of spare parts with mine - including a set of those coils.
I'm impressed <grin>.

73,

Bill  KU8H



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