Re: [Elecraft] Velleman AS9 mat for KX3

2016-04-17 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
On Behalf Of Alan Bloom Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2016 5:10 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Velleman AS9 mat for KX3 I'm suspicious. Why are some resistances specified "+/-"? I'm pretty sure it doesn't have a negative resistance. And the units of

Re: [Elecraft] Velleman AS9 mat for KX3

2016-04-17 Thread Alan Bloom
I'm suspicious. Why are some resistances specified "+/-"? I'm pretty sure it doesn't have a negative resistance. And the units of volume resistivity are ohm-cm (or ohm-m), not ohm/cm. The fact that it doesn't specify compliance to any industry standard also is a concern. An anti-static mat

Re: [Elecraft] Velleman AS9 mat for KX3

2016-04-17 Thread Grant Youngman
It'll be fine. I built my KX3/PX3 on one of these, and added a mod to my K3. Grant NQ5T Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 17, 2016, at 3:24 PM, Bruce Nourish wrote: > > Hi folks, > > I'm adding a 2m unit to my factory built KX3, and wanted to check if the > specs on this mat were adequate: > > h

[Elecraft] Velleman AS9 mat for KX3

2016-04-17 Thread Bruce Nourish
Hi folks, I'm adding a 2m unit to my factory built KX3, and wanted to check if the specs on this mat were adequate: http://www.velleman.eu/products/view/?country=be&lang=en&id=382422 surface resistance: ± 10^8 - 10^10 Ω/sq volume resistance: < 10^10 Ω/cm RTT (point to point): ± 10^8 - 10^10 Ω I