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|I wonder what causes this heat in satellite radio units. I make
| semiconductors (chips) for a living, and none of our chips run that
| hot. Perhaps it's the power supply, but why would they design it that
| way?

| Anyone have a XTR1 or other radio that gets pretty hot to the touch?

I'm not sure what the model is, but a friend of mine has the Kenwood
Plug-n-Play, and it gets disturbingly warm. I think this is one of the
reasons why satellite radio isn't wholly portable yet, because the chips
used consume a lot of power (and release a lot of it as heat). Next
generation chipsets should be a lot better.
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