[Elecraft] Questions for any K3 FTs

[Julian G4ILO]

Yep, that's about what it costs here in the UK as well.

I'm not convinced that climate change is being caused by people
leaving their TV on stand-by or their ham-shack power supply on, and
even if it is, switching it off is going to make no difference given
the increasing industrialization of India, China and other developing
countries. But fifty quid a year of my money is worth saving. What
would it cost for manufacturers to use non-volatile memory, and
include a battery in the VCR to keep the clock going?

That won't solve the problem of keeping the batteries in the K2 and
FT-817 charged up, though. I guess a solar panel would do that, but
it's an expensive option to save a small amount of electricity (just
like the home wind turbine I saw in a local DIY store last weekend -
$2,500 equivalent for something that will generate 1KW max, in a gale,
and more like 40W in a light breeze.)

When the greener option is cheaper, and taking a train costs less than
using the car, I'll start believing that this global warming thing
isn't just an excuse for businesses to make more money and governments
to increase taxes.

-- 
Julian, G4ILO K2 s/n: 392  K3 s/n: ???
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On 8/29/07, Simon Brown (HB9DRV) <simon at hb9drv.ch> wrote:
>
> About 25 cents (US). It's not just about saving money - energy production
> causes pollution, it's about saving our poor planet as well :-)