Yesterday I put in-line my new KAT100 autotuner. This event marks yet another "works 100% the first time" Elecraft kit. In fact, except for a single resistor I installed incorrectly in 1999, *ALL* of my Elecraft kits have come up, first-time, 100%.
Recently I saw a thread about kitbuilding concerns. While I understand that for some there might be initial trepidation, I can honestly say that Elecraft kits don't warrant any undue anxiety! If you can read and can solder, you can build Elecraft kits. And, BOY do they work GREAT once all the parts are assembled! This ATU is _very_ nice, and I own or have owned several LDG and SGC relay-step-matrix type autocouplers, so I can make a fair comparison. I hope that Eric and Wayne decide to 'repackage' this tuner kit for the general ham population, as was mentioned a while back. The resulting profits can then fund more kit development for the rest of us! ;-) With the addition of the KAT100 to my shack, I now have no more Elecrafts to build. Well, maybe a transverter ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? http://my.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ 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