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Re: Size of SST

 

Kirk,

Don't laugh. ?
I used to work the flightline at the annual airshows at Oshkosh, WI.? Was there the first time they flew the Concorde?SST in and was the one who marshalled it to a stop?before it was towed to the display pad. The pilot and I shared a funny moment and I received?a nice thumbs-up out the cockpit window from him.?
They would take paying guests on short flights to Canada where they could go supersonic; that wasn't allowed in US airspace.
Also, I ?used to do walkabouts after lunch where I worked in suburban MD and would often see it climbing out from IAD (Dulles airport) a bit after noon on its trips back to London. Very distinctive?shape compared to all the other airliners.
So, I'm familiar up close and personal with both the SSTs - the aircraft one and the N6KR ones - have both the 40m and 20m versions of the latter that I've used on the air. And a?couple?more from "lakeside" that I'm reworking for other bands.

Regards,
Walt ?K3ASW

On Wed, May 21, 2025 at 1:36?AM Kirk Kleinschmidt, NT0Z via <sohosources=[email protected]> wrote:

As I recall, the SST was 202 feet long with a wingspan of 84 feet. Not QRP in any way!


Sorry. Couldn't resist.? :)

Regards,

Kirk, NT0Z

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On Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 11:52:10 PM CDT, Walter Thomas/K3ASW via <wt3i14297=[email protected]> wrote:


Doug,

SST actual measured dimensions: ?Board: ?3.0" w x 3.5"d
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Case: ? 3.415" w x 3.75" d x 1.510" h; ?case and front and rear thickness = 0.050".
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? excludes rubber bumpers and control and connector protrusions.

Walt ?K3ASW

On Mon, May 19, 2025 at 1:56?PM PA1CJT, Kees via <pa1cjt=[email protected]> wrote:
Hello Doug,

In height they are almost at HC49 (x-tal) height.
The largest component is the tuning resistor but also the BNC is tall.

In mij case the highest part is the cooling for the power transistor but that can also be an other model of that.

The attached picture is the 30m SST I have so you can see for yourself
I also added the manual

Best regards/73
Kees
PA1CJT



Op maandag 19 mei 2025 om 08:54:41 -07:00:00 schreef Doug Hendricks via <ki6ds1=[email protected]>:
Kees, would you measure the tallest component on the board for me please.? ?I am working with the case guy
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