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Old February 14th 05, 08:02 PM
 
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On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 19:15:32 -0000, "Airy R.Bean"
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Much of the negativity that the CBer-Masquerading-As-A-Radio-Ham
emits when it is suggested to him that he should build his own rig comes
from a complaint that it is not possible to miniaturise a rig to the sizes
that are available from the Nipland CB suppliers, mainly Yaesu and Kenwood.


Er why not. It's doable as a homebrewer. My favorite chassis is old
cb rigs. outercase subcase and front pannel are often useful. Even
put a 6m sideband rig in one.

But, surely, the size of a rig is irrelevant to anyone interested in
technical performance?


Most appliance ops dont understand perfomance.

I wonder what size of rig is really acceptable to the _REAL_ Radio Ham when
you consider that the RACAL RA17 was a large 19" rack model, and
when you take into consideration the footprint of desktop PC's that have
been welcomed so recently into a number of shacks?


Boat anchor. Good radio and small for that time. They still do not
go cheap.

How about a foot print of between 12" and 18" square, with a height of about
3"?


That is a bit big. The usual footprint I shoot for is 2" tall by 6"
wide and maybe 8"deep. That's 96 cubic inches, plenty of room.

Allison


 
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