Re: [Elecraft] SMT - Was Re: Wayne on KNBx

2005-07-19 Thread Larry Phipps
Even though I have used SMT parts in my personal projects Craig, I agree with most of what you have said, and avoid them in projects aimed at kit builders. I will take exception, however, with your last statement. We are well past the point where every variety of IC is available in both SMT a

RE: [Elecraft] SMT - Was Re: Wayne on KNBx

2005-07-19 Thread Craig Rairdin
> Like it or not, we are seeing another transition in kit building. Just > as some of us witnessed the transition from tubes to transistors, we > are now seeing the beginning of the transition from parts with leads > to SMT. I would guess that in ten years or so it will be > increasingly diffi

Re: [Elecraft] SMT - Was Re: Wayne on KNBx

2005-07-19 Thread Stephen W. Kercel
Jim: I used to design electronic instrumentation at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, usually built under my direct supervision by the very competent technicians in my research group. However, when we came to installing SMT, we always farmed it out to an expert SMT constructor (a young woman with

[Elecraft] SMT - Was Re: Wayne on KNBx

2005-07-19 Thread Jim Campbell
Like it or not, we are seeing another transition in kit building. Just as some of us witnessed the transition from tubes to transistors, we are now seeing the beginning of the transition from parts with leads to SMT. I would guess that in ten years or so it will be increasingly difficult to fi