> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of wayne burdick > Sent: 20 April 2005 06:09 > To: EricJ > Cc: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: [Elecraft] Re: SMD-based kits and retirement [not!] > > Retire? Surely you jest. We're both in our forties. By the
Wayne Aren't we all? :-) > -----Original Message----- > From: Sandy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 20 April 2005 00:36 > To: John A. Ross[RSDTV]; 'wayne burdick'; 'Elecraft Reflector' > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] SMD-based kits > > I'll leave the "SMD stuff" to you younger guys with better > eyesight than mine! No-one has called me a "younger guy" for quite a bit, thanks Sandy John > time we'd want to retire, the retirement age would be in > triple digits and social security won't be secure or > sociable. We'll just keep designing cool stuff, and take our > walkers to meetings. (Remember: old engineers never die; they > just lose their scope.) > > Don't worry -- leaded parts aren't going away anytime soon. > We still have access to every part we designed into the K2 > over five years ago. > We'll pre-install SMD replacements in future kits should that > become necessary. If SMDs start to dominate, we'll up-level > the kits so that the builder is still working with small > units: individual modules that are small PCBs with some or > all SMDs. The way to think of them is as the next level of > "integrated circuit." No one complains about parts on a chip. > > Bottom line: the kit experience isn't going away in our > lifetime, whether or not everyone buys a second K2 ;) > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > > On Apr 19, 2005, at 8:40 PM, EricJ wrote: > > > I think that might hasten Wayne and Eric's retirement!! > > > > Eric > > KE6US > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > We should all buy a spare K2 and put it in our attics. It > may enable > > us to hasten our retirements a few years! > > --- > > http://www.elecraft.com > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
