[Elecraft] New Elecraft rigs...

[Matt Palmer]

It seems to me the old guys want things to get bigger, i want them
smaller, there is no reason with advances in technology and smaller
components that you cant fit a radio with the performance of the k2
(basic anyway) into an altoids tin, look at the AT-Sprint i think its
a great example of what can be done. If you want a better example i
spent the summer building and prototyping a power supply for military
radios, we shoved 350 watts with 9 outputs and red/black isolation
into a 3U conduction cooled compact pci card, which with the height
restriction that imposes i think was a pretty amazing feat. If i had
the free time to actually study the k2 and "figure it out" on the
level that don has it down, i wouldn't mind designing my own, but alas
i never have enough time to finish any of my dream projects, only to
start them and then to leave a bunch of parts and sketches in a box
somewhere.

Matt
KD8DAO

On 9/7/07, J F <phriendly1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Matt,
>
> I would like to see a SM Elecraft kit as well. Some of
> the devices are pretty easy to work with, although
> even some of them may be "too big" these days.
>
> The AmQRP micro908 was my first SMD kit. I was worried
> about being able to work with the small devices. But
> after the first couple of components, it was actually
> fun and easy.
>
> Maybe not for everyone, but I don't think it is as
> hard to do as folks fear. Requires some new tools and
> a bit more patience, and GOOD magnifying visor/loop.
>
> Cheers,
> Julius
> n2wn
>