[HomeBrew] OCR II Receiver

[Steven Weber]

I have the SLR radio and it works well for what it is, though I haven't 
turned it on in years.

Jade Products hasn't been around for a long time and were only in buisness 
for a few years. Part time, home based kind of thing.

As for building one of these radios, dead bug works well and is your only 
good option. Basically, you start with a blank piece of copper clad circuit 
board and build the circuit over the copper foil. All ground connections are 
made by soldering to the copper foil. IC's are mounted with the legs 
sticking up in the air, hence the name "dead bug". All other connections are 
made between the IC pins and hanging parts in the air. If you take your 
time, it can be made to look quite nice.

As an example of how to build dead bug style, you can take a look at my 
MMR-40 rig built this way. Find the link on my home page 
http://kd1jv.qrpradio.com

73, Steve KD1JV