[Elecraft] kx3 solderless?

2011-05-25 Thread gerald bokowy
Well then where is that sing up sheet? __ 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 Pl

Re: [Elecraft] kx3 solderless?

2011-05-25 Thread Dave KQ3T
Not to mention that the size/weight/performance would seem to dictate use of SMDs. 73, Dave KQ3T On 5/25/2011 2:03 PM, R. Kevin Stover wrote: > I'd be shocked if it wasn't. > > Less than one in 10 kit builders have the skill or equipment necessary > to do reliable SMT construction. We might be a

Re: [Elecraft] kx3 solderless?

2011-05-25 Thread Wayne Burdick
It will be a no-soldering kit. There are hundreds of SMDs, so the boards have to be pre-aligned and tested. 73, Wayne N6KR On May 25, 2011, at 11:03 AM, R. Kevin Stover wrote: > I'd be shocked if it wasn't. > > Less than one in 10 kit builders have the skill or equipment necessary > to do reli

Re: [Elecraft] kx3 solderless?

2011-05-25 Thread R. Kevin Stover
I'd be shocked if it wasn't. Less than one in 10 kit builders have the skill or equipment necessary to do reliable SMT construction. We might be able to pull off the occasional SMT part swap but that's a different animal than fully populating a bare board with SMT parts. Why would Elecraft open

Re: [Elecraft] kx3 solderless?

2011-05-25 Thread Ed Muns
gerald bokowy asked: > Is the plan for the KX3 to be asolderless kit? Yes. Ed - W0YK __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.

[Elecraft] kx3 solderless?

2011-05-25 Thread gerald bokowy
Is the plan for the KX3 to be asolderless kit? __ 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.qs