Re: [Elecraft] New Elecraft stuff (surface mount)

2009-05-22 Thread Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy
@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 2:53 AM Subject: [Elecraft] New Elecraft stuff (surface mount) I could do surface mount, I would think some aspects of it is easier, but its hard to see the values on some through hole parts in the k2, and figuring out what parts go where in something like a K2 kit

[Elecraft] New Elecraft stuff (surface mount)

2009-05-21 Thread Brett Gazdzinski
I could do surface mount, I would think some aspects of it is easier, but its hard to see the values on some through hole parts in the k2, and figuring out what parts go where in something like a K2 kit would NOT be fun I think I almost needed a microscope for some K2 parts as it is...

Re: [Elecraft] New Elecraft stuff (surface mount)

2009-05-21 Thread Matt Palmer
I dont think SMT is that bad, then again I am young, when I brought this up to a ham I met at FDIM he told me he is blind in one eye and has more than 3db on me in age, so there are no excuses, its like mike fright but with building, just try them sometime. I find smt is easier to work with than

Re: [Elecraft] New Elecraft stuff (surface mount)

2009-05-21 Thread Alan Bloom
On Thu, 2009-05-21 at 22:39 -0400, Matt Palmer wrote: I dont think SMT is that bad, then again I am young, when I brought this up to a ham I met at FDIM he told me he is blind in one eye and has more than 3db on me in age, so there are no excuses, its like mike fright but with building, just