And certainly the per pound cost ratio would be improved! Bruce-W8FU
-----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of WILLIS COOKE Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 3:29 PM To: wayne burdick Cc: Elecraft Reflector; DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL Subject: [Elecraft] Re: KBT3? Whatever you offer Wayne, be sure that it weighs at least 50 pounds. If you have to, ballast it with a couple of cement blocks. You need to accommodate the group that really wants a work out and would like a transceiver that functions as a barbell as well as a ham radio. Willis 'Cookie' Cooke K5EWJ --- On Sat, 1/3/09, wayne burdick <n...@elecraft.com> wrote: > From: wayne burdick <n...@elecraft.com> > Subject: KBT3? > To: wrco...@flash.net > Cc: "Elecraft Reflector" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>, "DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL" <doug...@gmail.com> > Date: Saturday, January 3, 2009, 10:38 AM > WILLIS COOKE wrote: > > > Wayne, for those who complain that the K3 is not heavy > enough I > > suggest that you sell a battery box to attach to the > bottom with a 100 > > amp hour gel cell. That should make it heavy enough > to give anyone a > > hernia. > > This is left as an exercise for the reader :) > > OTOH, we could offer an internal Li-ion battery for the K3 > that would > be interchangeable with the KPA3 module. We could get about > 7 AH in > there, I bet. Built-in fast charger, charge monitoring at > the front > panel, separate fuse.... hmmmm.... nice for QRP > picnic-table outings. > > A fuel cell would be even more fun. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > --- > > http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
