[Elecraft] K1 Front Panel missing IC Sockets ???

[Morrow, Michael A.]

From Tony Wells:

> It seems that many US "standard" ic sockets are exremely poor=20
> in quality when compared with European...

One wonders if there exists any qualitative data to support that =
apocryphal assessment.

> However it would explain why a number of Europeans have felt
> bold enough to use sockets anyway.

The question that comes to mind:  "What is the advantage that is =
supposed to attend to the use of sockets for all ICs?"  I can think of =
nothing significant.

73,
Mike / KK5F


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