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[kevinr]

6 x 2 x 0.5 gives 6 cu in.  Which is 98 cubic centimeters.  at 22.5 
gm/cc that gives 2212 gms.  The going price for a gram of osmium is $61  
which makes your weight cost about $134,947 not counting machining, 
mounting, plus shipping and handling.  Quite the fancy weight for your 
rig Wayne :)

Kevin.  KD5ONS



On 6/7/2012 3:19 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
> stan levandowski wrote:
>
>> What a rig!...
> Thanks, Stan. Glad you like it.
>
>
>> I am a violent bug basher who requires at the very least 6 lbs of
>> dead weight....
> Alternative: With the KX3 up on its tilt stand there's enough
> clearance to a chunk of metal to the back, say 6 x 2 x 0.5 inches. You
> could use steel or lead (boring!), or make your KX3 truly unique by
> using osmium, tungsten, indium, etc.
>
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
>
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