[Elecraft] New K1 Kit

Chris ve3uvt at gmail.com
Thu Jun 6 13:58:49 EDT 2019


I agree.  SMD soldering is actually much faster than through holes because
you don't have to trim leads.  It is just a matter of getting used to small
parts.  Magnifying glasses will definitely be necessary for most of us.
Reviving K1 with SMD parts will make a very trail-friendly radio.

On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 1:53 PM James Doty <jamesd at moselle.com> wrote:

> SMD soldering is actually pretty easy.  It does take a good quality
> soldering station to do it though.
>
> Yes, I need magnification when soldering surface mount components. :)
>
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