[Elecraft] New Ham & First Time Builder

[Dan Lesley]

Hello All!
    I am very new to ham, in fact, I haven't even gotten my ticket yet. =
Even with that being the case, I've already been investigating the toys =
I wish to buy. I really like everything I have read about the K2, but I =
have read many different opinions as far as who should undertake such a =
project. I'd like to hear some opinions from people who have done this, =
and after giving you some knowledge of my background.
    I have never taken on a project like this before. I have done some =
very minor soldering work, but it was many years ago as a child, so we =
may as well pretend I haven't done any soldering at all. I do have an =
extensive background in computers, and while I have done quite a bit of =
work with pc boards, I have never done so on the component level.
    I have almost made the decision to give it a go, after doing some =
practice soldering on some inexpensive printed boards, but would like to =
gather some more opinions on this decision. I would like to hear anyones =
comments, but especially those that have had a similar lack of =
experience when they themselves started the project, and how difficult =
the kit was for them.

Thank you,
    Dan Lesley
    Atlantic, IA

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