The biggest blocks to tiny power supplies of the kW plus variety, are core materials for the power supply devices and super conductive heat sinks. There already is stuff not ready for prime time at that power level, but the day is coming. 73, Guy.
On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 11:03 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Something doesn't make sense. The K3 is 10 years old and is better than an > SB-102? --- ok, I get that part. > > As to the legal limit thing, perhaps the legal limit will be reduced to 100 > Watts or so ;-) > > :-) > > Grant/NQ5T > > > > On Apr 20, 2010, at 1:45 PM, .... wrote > > > Seriously. The K2/100 is ten-year-old technology. Yet it has way more > functionality for its size and weight than transceivers that are ten or > twenty years older. > > With advances in component miniaturization and material science, it will > eventually be possible to have a legal limit rig with PS and ATU all in a > package the size of the K3. > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > 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:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
