[Elecraft] New Builder

[Rick Commo]

==>That said, I think that while the K1 would be an excellent first kit for
an
==>aspiring builder,  perhaps it is not the best place to learn how to melt
==>solder. For a warm up, you can go to any Radio Shack and get some perf
board
==>and a few resistors, caps, etc. and get a little practice working with
the
==>solder iron.

Ryan,

This is very good advice.  You might want to even try a cheap kit if they
have one or maybe take a look at a kit from Ramsey
(http://www.ramseyelectronics.com/).  They also have a little blurb on
soldering and kit building at
http://www.ramseyelectronics.com/sitepages/pdf/kitbuilding2kE.pdf.  There
are other kit makers as well, but this was the only one off the top of my
head.  Spending $15 to $30 on kit that you can use afterwards to gain the
experience to tackle the K1 is a good investment.

Cheers,
-ricK7log