[Premium-Rx] Qbit a funny story

[Gary Geissinger]

Frank,

Great story.  Every time I try to get a sample like that they ask, "Are you
a ham?"  Then I don't get a sample.

That price might have offended me if I didn't work in aerospace.  The
stories about insanely expensive wrenches and toilet seats are true:

	Chip RF resistors:	$2 each
	Simple CMOS Logic:	$200 each
	Microprocessor chips:	$5,000 each
	Small gate arrays:	$10,000 each
	Premium Receivers:	Priceless

Gary

-----Original Message-----
From: Carcia, Frank A. HS [mailto:francis.carcia at hs.utc.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 11:51 AM
To: Premium-Rx (E-mail)
Subject: [Premium-Rx] Qbit a funny story


	hi all,
	I went to the Qbit site to look up an amplifier I found in the shack
last night. The home page shows a new amplifier that
	has a IP3 of plus 40 so I read on. I'm thinking it would drop right
into the hot rod Racal DF second mixer in place of the QBH-117.
	It only draws 130 more mills of current so a little heatsink to the
case so it doesn't glow. 
	So, like a poor cheap Ham I contact them for a price. 30 seconds
later a lady responds "6 beers" Pay dirt I'll send a case and
	get 4 to play with. Then the truth comes out $374 each. She must
drink real good beer...(King Tut brand aged)
	OH well so much for dynamic range and back to push pull 2N5109s.
fc   	

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