Don, you're a genius! (Poor soldering)

[Darwin, Keith]

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As far as technique this takes some experience. Building one or two of
the mini kits is a good way to start.

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What a great idea.  I should have thought of that.  Time to place an
order for a mini kit!  That will help me answer questions such as "do I
really want to try to build a K2/100 or not".

Thanks!!!

- Keith KD1E -
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[michael taylor-3]

On 2/28/06, Darwin, Keith <[hidden email]> wrote:

> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Don Brown
> As far as technique this takes some experience. Building one or two of
> the mini kits is a good way to start.
> -------------------------
>
> What a great idea.  I should have thought of that.  Time to place an
> order for a mini kit!  That will help me answer questions such as "do I
> really want to try to build a K2/100 or not".
>
> - Keith KD1E -

Also look at the NorCal QRP web site series by Doug Hendricks, "So you
want to be a builder?" and try the recommended (and cheap!) kits from
NorCal QRP, like the VE3DNL marker generator and the SMT dummy load,
(USD) $7.50 each.
  <http://www.norcalqrp.org/sywtbab.htm>

-Michael,
 VE3TIX
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[Bill Coleman-2]

On Feb 28, 2006, at 12:31 PM, Darwin, Keith wrote:

> What a great idea.  I should have thought of that.  Time to place an
> order for a mini kit!  That will help me answer questions such as  
> "do I
> really want to try to build a K2/100 or not".

While the economies of automated manufacturing have all but  
eliminated the electronic kit manufacturing industry, there is  
another kit industry that is doing quite well -- kit aircraft.

In this industry, it is extremely common for manufacturers to offer  
"start" kits. Van's Aircraft, for example, offers "tail" kits for a  
number of their aircraft. That way, you can get a component, learn  
the construction techniques and see if you think you can actually  
build the thing without having to spring $10-25,000 for an entire  
kit. And, if you decide to continue, what you've built is a useful  
part of the final product. Typical "start" kits like this are 5-10%  
the price of the whole deal.

Elecraft kits are a lot smaller investment, so there's probably not  
the similar incentive. The mini-kits are a good start choice,  
although they aren't part of the final unit.


Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: [hidden email]
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
             -- Wilbur Wright, 1901

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[Brian Mury-3]

On Tue, 2006-02-28 at 20:53 -0500, Bill Coleman wrote:
> The mini-kits are a good start choice,  
> although they aren't part of the final unit.

They aren't part of the final unit, but they are useful during
construction and operation of the final unit. I built the N-gen and the
XG1 before starting my K2, they were both useful for various calibration
and alignment steps during construction.
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