[Elecraft] Wayne on KNBx - To SMT or not to SMT - That is the question!

[Stewart Baker]

Sorry, I must have missed something. Why would a KNBx have to be built using ALL 
SMT. There is a fair amount of vertical (and some horizontal) space where the 
existing KNB2 fits. I have found no space issue with my Pre-Filter. The 
requested noise blanker could be a hybrid like the KDSP2, with a pre assembled 
DSP part in SMT, and the rest,  conventional components. That should satisfy 
both camps, assuming that it got rid of the noise...

73
Stewart G3RXQ

On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 13:40:06 -0700 (PDT), Lee Buller wrote:
>
>
> Gotta get my two cents in here toooooo......
>
> I'll try anything once (except something that is
> detrimental to my health)...but...it seems that if the
> designer needs more components to make something
> work...well why not make the everything bigger.  Small
> little radios are nice...but...large radios will work
> just as well.  Really, SMT is designed to get more
> stuff in a small place...well...if you need more stuff
> to make the circuit work...then use a bigger space and
> use bigger components for us who are SMT challenged.
>
> Of course this argument is stupid if you consider what
> it would take to make a K2 with tubes....oh yes it
> would be a KWM2A on steroids.
>
> Lee - K0WA
>
>
> Common sense is in short supply - get some and use it.
> If you can't find any common sense, ask for help from
> somebody that has some common sense. - Lee Buller
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