Any Hams Getting An Elio?

[Critter]

Hope the Elio's brain is protected so we don't fry it

 

[Thomas L. Buyea]

Amateur radio operators?
K8YNO here and standing by.

Tom KA4LHH I am still licensed but I have not been on the air for years, You know the Elio does not have a metal body skin don't you ? It is some type of composite material like a Boeing 787

 

[NSTG8R]

Tom KA4LHH I am still licensed but I have not been on the air for years, You know the Elio does not have a metal body skin don't you ? It is some type of composite material like a Boeing 787

I wish! 787 is (fuselage-wise) carbon graphite. I believe the Elio panels are SMC (sheet molding compound) that is denser (heavier), and more efficient to reproduce. Think of a slab of fiber impregnated 'taffy-like' resin. Slap it in a pair of heated compression molds shaped like the doors, fenders, hood...whichever part. Close it up, heat it, it softens and fills the mold, and 'Waalah', body part in about 10 minutes.

 

[geometro]

Amateur radio operators?
K8YNO here and standing by.

k1hfz stuart fl....waiting patiently #12262

 

[Jambe]

Hey, geometro, which is it? 12261 or 12262?