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On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 19:15:32 -0000, "Airy R.Bean"
wrote: 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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