[Elecraft] 120V vs 240V

[Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604]

What's cute?  The Philippines, where they use standard US-type 
receptacles -- with 240 volts.  The receptacles that I looked at were 
all rated at 10A.

I think the US is paying the price of being "early-adopters".
And I don't think the US standard will change- the current (no pun 
intended) system is too well entrenched, and the costs would outway the 
very real advantages.  Note that the Japanese use very similar voltage 
and receptacles.
73, doug


On 16-Feb-11 13:32, Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF wrote:
> Ditto for Australia.
>
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>
>    Guys,
>            you should all emigrate to  the UK!
>
>    We have 240V AC as standard ;-)
>
>    73's
>
>    Vic
>    G7PYR
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