kx3 solderless?

[gerald bokowy]

Is the plan for the KX3 to be asolderless kit?
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[Ed Muns, W0YK]

gerald bokowy asked:
 
> Is the plan for the KX3 to be asolderless kit?

Yes.

Ed - W0YK

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[ac0h]

I'd be shocked if it wasn't.

Less than one in 10 kit builders have the skill or equipment necessary
to do reliable SMT construction. We might be able to pull off the
occasional SMT part swap but that's a different animal than fully
populating a bare board with SMT parts.

Why would Elecraft open themselves up to that kind of support nightmare?



On Wed, 25 May 2011 12:50:25 -0500
"gerald bokowy" <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Is the plan for the KX3 to be asolderless kit?
--
R. Kevin Stover
AC0H
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[wayne burdick]

It will be a no-soldering kit. There are hundreds of SMDs, so the  
boards have to be pre-aligned and tested.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

On May 25, 2011, at 11:03 AM, R. Kevin Stover wrote:

> I'd be shocked if it wasn't.
>
> Less than one in 10 kit builders have the skill or equipment necessary
> to do reliable SMT construction. We might be able to pull off the
> occasional SMT part swap but that's a different animal than fully
> populating a bare board with SMT parts.
>
> Why would Elecraft open themselves up to that kind of support  
> nightmare?
>
>
>
> On Wed, 25 May 2011 12:50:25 -0500
> "gerald bokowy" <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> Is the plan for the KX3 to be asolderless kit?
> --
> R. Kevin Stover
> AC0H
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[Dave KQ3T]

Not to mention that the size/weight/performance would seem to dictate
use of SMDs.

73,
Dave KQ3T

On 5/25/2011 2:03 PM, R. Kevin Stover wrote:

> I'd be shocked if it wasn't.
>
> Less than one in 10 kit builders have the skill or equipment necessary
> to do reliable SMT construction. We might be able to pull off the
> occasional SMT part swap but that's a different animal than fully
> populating a bare board with SMT parts.
>
> Why would Elecraft open themselves up to that kind of support nightmare?
>
>
>
> On Wed, 25 May 2011 12:50:25 -0500
> "gerald bokowy"<[hidden email]>  wrote:
>
>> Is the plan for the KX3 to be asolderless kit?

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[gerald bokowy]

Well then where is that sing up sheet?
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