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minforth@arcor.de writes:
> 6 mA at 3 V makes 18 mW peak. I don't know much about such boards,
> but I'd expect power ratings below 1 mW for such tiny things today.

At 48 MHz it's 125 uA per MHz, which is beatable but still pretty good.