[Elecraft] Shorty P3

[Oliver Dröse]

Great workmanship, Andy & Jeff, ufb!

Looking forward to work you from Aruba (again ;-)).

73, Olli - DH8BQA



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy Faber" <andrewfaber at ymail.com>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>; "NCCC Reflector" <nccc at contesting.com>
Cc: <alf at berliner.com>
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 5:09 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] Shorty P3


> Elecrafters:
>
> I've just finished an interesting project, cutting a P3 in half!  I wanted 
> to reduce the size and weight of the P3 I take down to P49Y in carry-on 
> luggage, so I cut the top, bottom, and side panels to shorten them, 
> drilled a few holes, and, voila, a P3 that is less than 5 inches deep.
>
>  It works fine and should be easier to fit in my computer bag.
>
>  In addition to the general sacrilege of cutting up an Elecraft product, 
> there are some downsides: (1) While the current P3 is mostly empty space, 
> obviously Elecraft has plans to put more stuff inside it, and it I want to 
> use that capability, presumably they will sell me new panels (actually I 
> received suggestions to make new aluminum panels to avoid this problem and 
> also to still further reduce weight). (2) The tilt angle is changed, and 
> requires the back to be propped up on something; and finally (3) 
> Elecraft's concept of intentionally adding weight by using steel panels so 
> that the unit doesn't move when buttons are pushed has been compromised, 
> but I think I can live with that.
>
>  Anyway, I'm very pleased with my Shorty P3.  BTW, great thanks to 
> Jeffrey, WA6KBL, who did the machining after I realized my tools were 
> inadequate to the job.  He has a garage that looks like a machine shop and 
> knows how to use all those power tools, too.
>
>  Pictures are at
> http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=1AbNmTlw1aMWFU&emid=shareprintsharer&linkid=link4&cid=EM_sharshar
>
> 73, Andy AE6Y
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