Just a quick report. Tom did a great job putting together these new kits and they work great. The small size of the SMT board allows it to easily fit between the K2 control and front panel boards. I used a bit of sticky back Velcro to mount mine.
I think he's just about out of kits, but still has boards available if you want to order parts yourself and put one together. This is a great beginner project for learning how to deal with surface mount devices. Tom chose to use one of the larger device sizes available (1206), which makes it relatively easy (0402's are tricky). If this is your first time trying SMT, and you're going to try this, I recommend that you order some extra components (they're pretty cheap). Although Tom recommends soldering the XR2211 IC first, I'd recommend you do it last - after you've had some experience with soldering SMT. It's much easier to recover from an error on a 2 terminal device than on a 14 terminal one. More info from Tom at http://www.n0ss.net/ or mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ 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
