My first experience with SMT was building a softrock multiband receiver kit. It is a hybrid through hole/SMT kit, with few different types of SMT devices. I really enjoyed building it, and learned a lot from it, and would recommend it to anyone wanting to dip their toe in the water, so to speak.
ObElecraftContent: Elecraft does have a kit where you have to solder an SMT device -- the wideband noise generator. I got to practice twice with that one: once when I first build it, and then again after I have a little accident with a transmitter :-) I was going to try to remove the damaged component with a hot air rework station that I picked up recently, but with the plastic battery holder etc. nearby, thought better of it and just snipped off the fried component with my side cutters, with no dramas. 73, Matt VK2RQ ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
