[Elecraft] SMT kits and Elecraft

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

I dunno Stuart. I think of "sneezing" and ending up with the parts for my
new all-band Elecraft K-92 scattered all over the shop floor.

Besides, the knobs on my K2 are WAY too small already.  

I'm reminded of the segment in "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" in which
the alien invasion of Earth begins with a thousand fully armed space ships
streaking down into the earth's atmosphere in rigid formation, ready to take
on all of mankind with their loaded weapons and, just as  they are about to
touch down, the entire fleet is inhaled by a very small dog. 

Perhaps the day is coming when a binocular microscope will be as much a part
of every Ham's workbench as a soldering iron. 

Ron AC7AC

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Stuart Rohre

Yes,
I think we can do simple kits with 1206 parts with home hand tools and
possibly a hold down fixture home made.   In fact, that would be a great
"kit", a set of SMT sized tools:  Needle Nose pliers, light spring tweezer,
hold down device that would sit on desk and exert weight on a 1206 component
as you soldered it, Maybe a Spudgeon tool, or dental wide tip blade to apply
flux to hold 1206 as a "glue" until soldered, a roll of 0.01 low melting
point solder, and list of suggested fine tip irons, and desk magnifiers that
a ham could locally procure.
///