[Elecraft] K3: 7.2 pound tuning knob

[Bill Coleman]

On Apr 5, 2008, at 11:31 PM, Brett Howard wrote:

> There is no way that that knob could be 7.2 pounds.  My wife (who I
> mentioned this to and has too much time on her hands).  Calculated  
> that
> if the thing was 2.5" in diameter and 1" thick solid tungsten billet  
> it
> would only weigh about 3.5 pounds.  How big is this knob and what is  
> it
> made of?

Depleted Uranium.





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