[Elecraft] Exact interior specifications of stocking needed to hold KX2

[Grant Youngman]

It’s good to know that the mathematical study of solid geometry and topology remains alive and well.  Not to mention the effects of rapid and uncontrolled oxidation and associated heat transfer  :-)

Grant NQ5T
K3 #2091 KX3 #8342

> On Dec 6, 2018, at 11:43 AM, Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:
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> In answer to many private inquiries on the topic: An unboxed KX2 will fit in a stocking whose interior cross section approximates an ellipsoid 3.5" long and 2" wide (9 x 5 cm). An MH3 microphone and KXPD2 paddle inserted ahead of the KX2 will satisfactorily occupy an equilateral conic toe void with altitude of 4" (10 cm) or greater. 
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> Given the transceiver's maximum storage temperature of approx. 70 C, a standard decorative incendiary display may be deployed beneath the stocking(s), though during initial testing at daybreak we recommend an operating position no less than 7' (2 m) from open flames.
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