[Elecraft] RE: SMT...

[Kevin Rock]

That will get us all shot as spies!  Little tiny radios that normal folks don't understand with an X appellation?  I don't know, might get us in trouble ;^)
   Kevin.   KD5ONS

1/8/2003 8:13:17 PM, "John Clifford" <johnclif@ix.netcom.com> wrote:

>Maybe Elecraft might want to consider making an 'X' series of products which
>are assembled versions of their kits.  The X1 could be a REALLY small
>version of the K1-4/KAT1, using SMT, maybe ending up not much bigger than a
>couple of decks of playing cards.  Now THAT would be cool.
>
>I think it would be neat to see an SMT version of the K2 (X2).  Would it fit
>in a K1-sized enclosure?  How about an enclosure hogged out from a solid
>block of aluminum?  How small could they make it?  As small as an FT-817?
>Smaller?  Would ergonomics be the limiting factor?  Would performance
>increase?
>
>I'd certainly consider buying either or both... and I bet that thousands of
>hams who have grown to appreciate the K2 but do not want to build one would
>buy an X2 also.
>
> - jgc
>
>John Clifford KD7KGX
>
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