[Amps] proposed rule changes about amps

[Bill Turner]

On Sat, 29 May 2004 08:49:04 -0700, R.Measures wrote:

>for example, a typical electronic 
>telephone requires c. 5¢ worth of additional resistors at the inputs of 
>its ICs to make it immune to strong radio signals.    On a billion 
>telephones, a nickel per unit is $50-megabucks saved.

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The show stopper isn't the cost of the parts, it's the cost of the
engineering and testing as well as the possible penalties if units get
out in the field and are found to be out of compliance.  The nickel for
the resistor is the least of the equation.

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Bill, W6WRT
QSLs via LoTW