[Elecraft] OT - kits for young kids?

[Fred Jensen]

Google "no solder electronic kits" without the quotes.  There are a lot.

I learned to solder at 7 using one of those woodburning pencils.  Our 
neighbor taught his son and me, so I wouldn't sell your son short on 
this.  If he's asked, he may be way ahead of you already.  In those days 
you could wrap the leads around terminal strips and then solder them, 
often my projects would work without soldering.  Not all my projects 
worked, solder or no, however.

There are PCB kits available that require solder, but the pads are well 
spaced and they're well marked.  Getting the right parts in the holes 
and the diodes in the right way is probably the most challenging aspect. 
  Of course, if Dad is advising, all will go well :-)

Good luck to your son, and good luck to you too, it looks like you'll be 
sharing your rig in the future.

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2012 Cal QSO Party 6-7 Oct 2012
- www.cqp.org

On 11/21/2011 12:40 PM, ON4WIX wrote:

> Today he asked me if I could teach him to build some stuff like he had
> me seen build (or rather -  put together) so many times before.
> Of course, considering his age soldering is still out of the question.