[Elecraft] The last of the through-hole kits

[Doug Person]

I think you're absolutely correct.  Still, it wasn't long ago that 
someone was expressing concern that the K2 was obsolete and could be 
dropped from the line.

I don't particularly like working with SMDs.  Bu, facing the inevitable, 
I just ordered a stereo microscope designed for working with them wee 
little parts.  That, a hot air rework station and a vacuum picker and I 
think I'm set.  I built one small SMD kit. And like I said - I don't 
really enjoy it.  The parts are pain to work with.

Doug -- K0DXV

On 6/3/2011 7:04 PM, John Ragle wrote:
> I think this is a basic misunderstanding of the rhetoric. "The last of
> the through-hole kits" does not imply that the K2 will (or will not) be
> abandoned. It simply implies that NEW TO THE MASS MARKET kits will
> probably not be of the through-hole variety. Google on "kits" or
> something similar and you will find very many small outfits that sell
> kits of the through-hole type or kits with limited numbers of SMD
> components. For the larger markets, there are just too many cost-saving
> aspects to the use of SM devices for it to be practical to ignore them.
>
> John Ragle -- W1ZI
>
> =====
>
> On 6/3/2011 8:53 PM, Eric Champine wrote:
>> ...people started to talk about how the end of the K2 could be
>> close...
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