G'day, > I would *never* buy any kit that requires more than an item or two of SMT > work. SMT construction is specifically designed *only* for machine > assembly. IMO, any SMT kit must come with almost all the SMT components > pre-assembled to the PC boards to be acceptable.
Well I guess "through hole" is going to vanish sooner or later, probably sooner, so we had better get used to it. Yes, I would buy a kit that uses SMT components. A right royal pain in the butt no doubt, so I would like to start small (no pun intended). Regards, Mike VP8NO #1400 + re-heat _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
