[Elecraft] Wayne on KNBx - To SMT or not to SMT - That is the question!

[Lee Buller]

Gotta get my two cents in here toooooo......

I'll try anything once (except something that is
detrimental to my health)...but...it seems that if the
designer needs more components to make something
work...well why not make the everything bigger.  Small
little radios are nice...but...large radios will work
just as well.  Really, SMT is designed to get more
stuff in a small place...well...if you need more stuff
to make the circuit work...then use a bigger space and
use bigger components for us who are SMT challenged.

Of course this argument is stupid if you consider what
it would take to make a K2 with tubes....oh yes it
would be a KWM2A on steroids.

Lee - K0WA


Common sense is in short supply - get some and use it.
If you can't find any common sense, ask for help from 
somebody that has some common sense. - Lee Buller