Yep, that's about what it costs here in the UK as well. I'm not convinced that climate change is being caused by people leaving their TV on stand-by or their ham-shack power supply on, and even if it is, switching it off is going to make no difference given the increasing industrialization of India, China and other developing countries. But fifty quid a year of my money is worth saving. What would it cost for manufacturers to use non-volatile memory, and include a battery in the VCR to keep the clock going?
That won't solve the problem of keeping the batteries in the K2 and FT-817 charged up, though. I guess a solar panel would do that, but it's an expensive option to save a small amount of electricity (just like the home wind turbine I saw in a local DIY store last weekend - $2,500 equivalent for something that will generate 1KW max, in a gale, and more like 40W in a light breeze.) When the greener option is cheaper, and taking a train costs less than using the car, I'll start believing that this global warming thing isn't just an excuse for businesses to make more money and governments to increase taxes. -- Julian, G4ILO K2 s/n: 392 K3 s/n: ??? G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.com Ham-Directory: www.ham-directory.com On 8/29/07, Simon Brown (HB9DRV) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > About 25 cents (US). It's not just about saving money - energy production > causes pollution, it's about saving our poor planet as well :-) _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] 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
