I agree. SMD soldering is actually much faster than through holes because you don't have to trim leads. It is just a matter of getting used to small parts. Magnifying glasses will definitely be necessary for most of us. Reviving K1 with SMD parts will make a very trail-friendly radio.
On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 1:53 PM James Doty <[email protected]> wrote: > SMD soldering is actually pretty easy. It does take a good quality > soldering station to do it though. > > Yes, I need magnification when soldering surface mount components. :) > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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] > ______________________________________________________________ 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]
