Surface mount actually is pretty easy once you do it a few times. In some cases it can actually be easier, there is none of the having to reform leads on components
like when you are provided a 2.5mm lead spaced part to go in holes 5mm apart etc. All I use is my regular iron with a fine point tip some .5mm (.020") solder and a magnifying visor. It's just like going from the old point to point with tubes to PC boards and ICs, not harder just different. I think a lot of people are afraid to try it, but once yo uget the hand of doing it you will find it's almost easier. ________________________________ From: Brian Denley <[email protected]> To: Harry Yingst <[email protected]> Cc: Tom branton <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 2, 2017 9:12 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Should we expect something new in Dayton? Agreed. While I understand surface mount components have made kits harder to support, building the K2 was some of the most fun I have had in ham radio. Brian KB1VBF Sent from my iPad > On May 2, 2017, at 8:11 PM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hopefully it's some more Kits > > What first brought me to Elecraft was it being a Kit, but lately it seems > more and more of it has become Non-Kits > > From: Tom branton via Elecraft <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, May 2, 2017 7:10 PM > Subject: [Elecraft] Should we expect something new in Dayton? > > Any thoughts on new Elecraft equipment being introduced at Dayton? > > > Sent from my iPad > ______________________________________________________________ > > > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
