[Elecraft] !

[Phil Hystad]

Of course, if it is pure osmium then it will react with the Oxygen in the air and form Osmium Tetroxide which is a very volatile and poisonous vapor that can be breathed in readily.


On Jun 8, 2012, at 7:47 AM, Terry Schieler wrote:

> What's Kriptonite going for these days?
> 
> W0FM
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kevinr [mailto:kevinr at coho.net] 
> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 5:29 PM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] !
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> 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
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> 
> 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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