We absolutely have more powerful capabilities than ever before & at affordable prices. This is probably true of many hobbies, as it is with the computer technology.  If we'd had some of these tools back when more hams were inhaling solder smoke & rolling their own, imagine what we could've done!

Wayne
WB4OGM

On Sunday, August 6, 2023 at 07:52:17 PM MDT, Bob Camp <[email protected]> wrote:


Hi

It’s actually better today DIY wise than it’s ever been.You can do your
design and analyze it with free tools. Once you are pretty sure it’s right,
there are outfits that will make the board and do the SMT assembly.
They do it for near nothing labor wise. The biggest single cost may be
the $30 shipping charge.

Bob