K1PO wirtes:

Overall I believe the "dream package" needs a little "miniaturization".

But... radio/cpu chassis could be smaller, with today's technology y'all
should be able to fit everything but the power amp inside the keyboard.

Thanks for comments Peter. Geez, I tried to minimize the package, but this is
about the smallest I could come up with, there is just enough space inside for
the air to flow. It is a complete station, 2 (or more) ham band RXes, 1 (or
more) TXes, GC RX, spectrum analyzer, display/recorder, 100 W PA with super
filters, 6 antenna switching and RX protection, PS, antenna/rotor controls,
rear panel PS exhaust and all the connectors plus, while keeping 6 PCI slots
for max flexibility (VHF/UHF converters). DR1 replaces just about full desktop
of existing boxes (FM and TV tuners incl.) and less than half the weight of
regular TRX. Also trying to accomodate present and future variety of hardware,
preserving modularity. All you need is to add the amplifier (carry-on PA1
coming after DR1) and hook your antennas.

The pocket version will be the next project :-)

73 Yuri, K3BU.us