a radioamateur usually hand solder SMD components. Complex circuits are not so easy, particularly those ICs with a lot of pins and the new products where pins are not available.
I know it may sounds or looks strange, but I have been assembling "ugly" style circuits using all or most SMD components, active and passive. A simple circuit of a 2xJ310 (MMBFJ310) is shown in a picture I will load in Photos after this message posted. Passive are 0805. The problem, with his type of assembly, is when the circuit is not working it is easier to assemble a new one and not fiddling with the old one...hi 73 Gian I7SWX
