I think you're absolutely correct. Still, it wasn't long ago that someone was expressing concern that the K2 was obsolete and could be dropped from the line.
I don't particularly like working with SMDs. Bu, facing the inevitable, I just ordered a stereo microscope designed for working with them wee little parts. That, a hot air rework station and a vacuum picker and I think I'm set. I built one small SMD kit. And like I said - I don't really enjoy it. The parts are pain to work with. Doug -- K0DXV On 6/3/2011 7:04 PM, John Ragle wrote: > I think this is a basic misunderstanding of the rhetoric. "The last of > the through-hole kits" does not imply that the K2 will (or will not) be > abandoned. It simply implies that NEW TO THE MASS MARKET kits will > probably not be of the through-hole variety. Google on "kits" or > something similar and you will find very many small outfits that sell > kits of the through-hole type or kits with limited numbers of SMD > components. For the larger markets, there are just too many cost-saving > aspects to the use of SM devices for it to be practical to ignore them. > > John Ragle -- W1ZI > > ===== > > On 6/3/2011 8:53 PM, Eric Champine wrote: >> ...people started to talk about how the end of the K2 could be >> close... > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
