Are you really learning anything from the assembly process. My career in not at all in hardware, I'm totally 100% a software person, and though I understand the concepts at a high level … after I saw how many pieces came w/ this radio … I started looking to see if the factory would build it.
Putting pieces together as if I were coloring by number just because the blue component goes in slot 1 isn't how a radio works (at least that's what I think I'm hearing), in fact, it's the anti-learning formula. So that's my main point in this question now … how much will I understand from assembling the radio? I don't care to know that blue goes in A1, or these wires always assemble in this way, or here's what an LED is … I mean, actual understanding of the fundamentals. How much are any of you taking away from this that don't have an electronics background? I saw James's post on how he messed up and sold his first one. I'd much rather have a quality rig and not something I took target practice at while trying to learn to assemble (at least not for this kind of money). I can buy $40 junk and do the same thing. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
