Craig NZ0R wrote: "You could avoid the problem by convincing Elecraft to ship a "torroids (sic) only" version of the kit. It would be the same kit but without the torroids. You'd have the joy of winding them yourself and installing them on the board. Of course you wouldn't get the benefit of factory testing of your finished K3. :-)"
--------------------- And that's a HUGE ISSUE! The correct alignment of those filters requires equipment not available to most Hams. That's why there are warnings in the manual NOT TO TOUCH ANY ADJUSTMENTS ON THE BOARDS! All user adjustments are done in firmware through the front panel controls. The issue of soldering SMDs was only part of the rationale behind a "no solder kit". The other part is that of providing circuits set up at the Elecraft lab to standards beyond the skills and resources of most Hams in their home workshops. Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ 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
