[Elecraft] SMD-based kits

[Don Brown]

Hi

I remember a time when PC boards were just becoming popular and the cry was 
"how are you going to work on that stuff" The same with first transistors, 
and then IC's. As the technology changes the building and troubleshooting 
techniques will follow. It may look difficult now because we are not as 
familiar SMD parts as through hole. I really would not want to build 
something like a hand wired chassis with 10 or 12 tubes and no PC boards 
(although I have done it). Some day we all may look back at building a 
through hole kit with all the lead bending, flush cutting and flipping the 
board over to solder the part and wonder how we did it and say "I would not 
want to do THAT any more."

Don Brown
KD5NDB