[Elecraft] Gazzillion SMT's!

[Fred (FL)]

Aside from my Elecraft K2 rig - I acquired a new
Icom IC-706MKIIG transceiver. (my K3 gap filler)

I opened the top lid, to add filters - and was 
amazed to see the technology they are pouring
into these rigs.  Must be hundreds of SMT's and
lentil-sized micro variable C's - just packing
the 1 or 2 upper boards in 706.  As a builder of
many "kits" - have to say, in 2006 - I'm amazed
at what they are now putting into commercial
HF mobile small footprint transceivers.  Some
of the smallest SMT's - are so small, one would
need micro-tweezers to even try to handle them.

I guess one would call it micro-discretes, at
their 2006 best.  Far cry, from the beer-can rifle
shell casings from Japan, that an uncle brought
home from WWII!

Fred FL

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