[HQRP] Fwd: Rocky Mountain Rock-mite EARLY SPY PHOTOS!!!

[Ed Manuel]

For those not on QRP-L, here is the latest little goodie (not quite 
available) from Small Wonder Labs.  Check out the webpage below for photos.

Ed


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>Date:   Mon, 15 Jul 2002 08:17:43 -0600
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>From: "Rod N0RC" <rod@n0rc.us>
>To: "Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion" <qrp-l@Lehigh.EDU>
>Subject: Rocky Mountain Rock-mite EARLY SPY PHOTOS!!!
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>Folks,
>
>Here at N0RC labs (actually a messy basement) we got access to a
>Rock-mite from Small Wonder Labs. Don't ask how and I won't have to
>lie! ;-) It's a trade secret.
>
>In a matter of hours the rig was built and mounted in the QRP standard
>enclosure, and Altoid mint tin. Actually it was part of the test.
>Rumors have been flying around about the rig's size, power and
>frequency range. A hasty web page was assembled to document the
>salient facts:
>
>     http://www.frii.com/~rwc/r-m/
>
>Quick Facts:
>
>     o It does fit in an Altoids Mint Tin
>     o Power out is ~400-500 milliwatts with ~12 Vdc supply.
>       (not hundreds of megawatts as reported earlier)
>     o Tuning range is about 1 kilohertz in two
>       discrete steps (not 100s of kilohertz as previously
>       rumored)
>     o There are _NO_ toroids to wind! (AMAZING)
>
>Does it work? Yes indeed. I finished building the rig during the
>14-JUL ARCI HB Sprint and made three QSOs with it: N0TK, CO; K7RE, SD
>and N9NE, WI. I'm not sure about N9NE I didn't hear the QSL because of
>some QRM. (Hey do I get extra points for building and using a rig
>during the contest? ;-)
>
>NOTE: THE ROCK-MITE IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. N0RC LABS RECOMMENDS
>WATCHING THE Small Wonders Website: www.smallwonderlabs.com SOURCES
>THAT WISH TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS TELL N0RC STAFF MEMBERS (that's me, Rod)
>THAT AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE SOON.
>
>OK, thats it, I think most of the cat is now out of the bag.
>
>73, Rod N0RC


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