Sorry for the bandwidth, but I forgot to sign this message from me. 73, andy, ae6y ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Faber" <andrewfa...@ymail.com> To: <tpcj1...@crocker.com>; <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 2:16 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] New product suggestion
> How about Elecraft's commissioning one of the PS manufacturers to design a > package to fit into a P3 enclosure. There's lots of space in there for a > PS, not to mention a good speaker. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Ragle" <tpcj1...@crocker.com> > To: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 2:11 PM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] New product suggestion > > >> Threads like this one about power supplies must make both the >> transceiver manufacturers and power supply manufacturers gnash their >> teeth and give up in despair! The market already contains a number of >> very small, interference-free supplies that fit this idea: Pyramid, for >> example makes a 30 A. 13.8 V. switcher that measures 8"X8.5"X2.5" that >> sells for a reasonable price, and Tandy also sells one, slightly >> smaller, that delivers 20 A. I have three of these, quite a bit smaller >> than a K2, that work beautifully. They sit about 4" from my K3 and my >> ICOM 910H, and produce no discernible interference whatever. >> >> There may be a need for a much higher capacity switcher -- I have not >> been able to find one that would replace my 2-ton-Tessie Astron 70 -- >> but the low end is very well covered. It seems quite counter-productive >> to shunt high-quality transceiver engineers into the power supply >> business...the K3 is nearly unique, ditto for the KPA-500, but it looks >> to me that the power supply issue is pretty well covered. >> >> Maybe Elecraft should just sell a "meatball" decal emblem for use on >> third-party power supplies? >> >> John Ragle -- W1ZI >> >> ===== >> >> On 4/8/2011 4:51 PM, Eric Champine wrote: >>> Hi all. >>> I like the PS idea for both the K2 and K3. >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
