[R-390] Now *this* is a really nifty idea...

[Gene Beckwith]

*Tom, 

Excellent post....went to buy a roll or two of solder at a Fest no so 
long ago...vendor looked at me as though I was puzzled...he dutifully 
started to explain what I was looking at and advised it was for making 
repairs and 'soldering' ...

Yikes...!!  After a bit of conversation...he told me 'many' who came by 
his table didn't know what is was and didn't know how to 
solder...unbelievable for those who of us who live by the 
gun...soldering gun, that is...

So...point well taken...and ur info passed to our club new letter 
editor...and some who have told me they'd like to learn to solder.

73, 

Gene
W8KXR*

Tom Norris wrote:
> At the auction place, item 390021468246 - a basic but well 
> put-together "learn to solder" kit with iron, solder, desolder wick, 
> desolder pump-gadget and a DVD that shows soldering basics.
>
> Yea, yea, most of us know how to solder, but I know a lot of folks - 
> even hams - that don't know or don't feel comfortable trying this very 
> basic skill.   Looks like it would make a good class project for ham 
> clubs that still hold classes on tech-related subjects or for folks 
> that would like to build from schematics they see online or on mailing 
> lists but don't have an "elmer" to help them learn how to do basic 
> things like soldering.
>
> It would be good for folks just getting into collecting radios -- like 
> the R-390A -- and who would like to be able to be able to do their own 
> repairs rather than having to have someone else do it for them, but 
> don't have much in the way of basic wiring skills.
>
> Believe me, I've seen and repaired a lot of things where the person 
> who last tried to "fix" it had no clue how to solder two wires together.
>
>
> Tom NU4G
>
> no relation to the seller, etc
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