[Elecraft] K1-4 4 band version gone?

[Phil Hystad]

On assembling versus building...

I think my hobby of woodworking has almost ripped away my soldering iron from my hot little hands.  I still have a solder-kit sitting on my desk ready to be put together (the W1 meter) and it just sits there.  All my spare time this summer is building white oak deck chairs for the back patio.

Aside from that comment, I do enjoy soldering but I am very glad that Elecraft makes the assembly kits available to we the customers.  I like this because:

     --- I personally enjoy the process of putting it together and maybe even more
          then using a soldering iron (I really liked my Erector Set as a kid).

     --- I get enjoyment out of marveling at the great engineering and design that
          goes into the kits.

     --- I learn the inner workings somewhat so that future options are not a scary thing
          to install.

In this, soldering in a kit has no advantages to me as I will never been customizing or changing the workings
of my Elecraft gear.  Even the little electronics diddling that I do at rare times is via a breadboard approach
and again not using a soldering iron.

My two-bits.

73, phil, K7PEH



On Jul 20, 2014, at 7:38 AM, Gil G. <gil at keskydee.com> wrote:

> I will second that.
> 
> I built two Weber MTRs and in many ways it was easier than through-hole, except for the size. I used a soldering iron.
> “No soldering required” kits are no fun to me. I would never say that I built my KX3 for instance, only assembled it.
> 
> Gil.
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> On Jul 20, 2014, at 8:30 AM, N4OI - Ken <kenst at roadrunner.com> wrote:
> 
>> Back to topic... perhaps it is time for Elecraft to start offering some "big
>> boy" kits that make full use of SMTs and other modern components.  Any
>> serious ham should have a good digital 'scope, and a hot air solder station
>> with a syringe of solder paste (which can be bought new for less than $100). 
>> With the right tools, SMTs are the way to go!
> 
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