[Elecraft] Considering K1 - Have Questions

[Don Brown]

Hi

Sockets are a bad idea in RF circuits. The K1 comes with the required socket
for the MPU controller (the large IC on the front panel board). The IO
controller on the RF board also comes with a socket. This allows for future
upgrades to the firmware. All of the other IC's must be installed without
sockets.

Don Brown
KD5NDB


----- Original Message -----
From: <duffy@wb8nut.com>
To: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 12:56 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Considering K1 - Have Questions


> Hello folks,
>
> I'm new to the list, so I hope anyone can answer a few questions as I am
> considering the K1 kit as a project.
>
> Can all the IC's be mounted in sockets instead of soldering directly to
the
> board?
>
> From what I can see on the Elecraft web site, the front panel board seems
to
> have a large IC on it or is that the back of the display?  If an IC,
again, are
> there big enough sockets for those puppies?
>
> Haven't built any big kits since the Heathkit days and Heathkits were
pretty
> forgiving on the soldering of components.  I much rather use IC sockets in
case
> a bad IC has to be replaced.  Any other "gotcha's" I may need to be aware
of
> when building this kit?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Duffy
> www.wb8nut.com
>
>
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