[Elecraft] FW: K2 Options

[Doug Person via Elecraft]

Phil,

You can't let "aging" stop you.  I wear a clear face cover and use a 
binocular 5 to 10 x magnifier.  The really small parts however, aren't 
meant for human handling.  But the larger size are fine.

If an SMD kit were made with a proper mask for solder paste, it wouldn't 
be bad at all.  I think it would be "fun".

73, Doug -- K0DXV

On 9/7/2015 11:30 AM, Phil Wheeler wrote:
> Well, Dale, I'm set up for SMD, and can do it, but I don't regard it 
> as "fun". Too easy to sneeze and lose parts which are hard to see at 
> any distance. My nerves and vision are not what they were 10-15 years 
> ago, either; I think that's what they call "aging" :-)
>
> 73, Phil W7OX
>
> On 9/7/15 9:56 AM, Dale Putnam wrote:
>> As we all get better with SMD.. I hope more kits come along that we 
>> can build using that technology.
>> There are some small kits available today, but it would be great to 
>> see some of the Elecraft kits available
>> with smd. Maybe use the dummy load kit as a primer, then the KAF2 
>> could be easily converted to SMD, for
>> one example.
>>
>> Have a great day,
>>
>>
>> --... ...-- Dale - WC7S in Wy
>>
>>
>>
>
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