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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/OWHEYBR7STMSUDRYQTWG4NNGFCR5UVVB/", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/", "message_id": "[email protected]", "message_id_hash": "OWHEYBR7STMSUDRYQTWG4NNGFCR5UVVB", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/NIOSYATUXOIN3M5J23XUCTYKHENQ4EAU/", "sender": { "address": "ka8kpn (a) ka8kpn.org", "mailman_id": "07e21cdaac2748bca80b92beef4c95e2", "emails": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/sender/07e21cdaac2748bca80b92beef4c95e2/emails/" }, "sender_name": "Jonathan Guthrie", "subject": "[amsat-bb] Re: Anybody use a Soft66ADD SDR?", "date": "2010-02-11T14:21:24Z", "parent": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/UECKBGIUVPHJFF2SICCAQX72A5XBJJTJ/", "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "Sebastian wrote:\n> I looked at the kit, and when I saw surface mount ICs, I said no way.\n> Most people don't have the equipment, eyesight or steady hands to solder\n> a surface mount IC. Maybe those parts are already soldered in the kit, I\n> really couldn't tell from the web site.\n\nI started looking into this last year and it looks to me like the only \nequipment absolutely needed to solder a surface mount IC is a \ntemperature-controlled soldering iron and a good magnifier. I can't \nspeak to the steady hands part, and there certainly is equipment that \ncan be purchased that helps make the job easier, but I would expect \nanyone who does a lot of building to have a decent soldering iron, and \nmagnifiers are available various places.\n\nI also think that the IC's would be a whole lot easier to see and work \nwith than the discrete components, or are you saying that the \nsurface-mount IC's imply surface-mount resistors, capacitors, etc?\n\nThe thing is, if you're going to build equipment, you'd best get used to \nworking with surface-mount parts, because that's the way the world is \ngoing. While it is certainly possible for people to be physically \nincapable of working with them, I'd hope that people would do some \nresearch into the matter, and give it a shot before concluding that they \ncouldn't do it. Thereby psyching themselves out of doing something \nthey're perfectly capable of.\n\nThere are a number of on-line tutorials and surface-mount practice \nprojects that should allow anyone who wants to find out for themselves \nwhether or not they can do it, and without spending a lot of money.\n\nPeople interested in finding out more should check out my links page:\n\nhttp://www.ka8kpn.org/links.html\n\n\n!DSPAM:195,4b741274187032112795933!\n\n\n", "attachments": [] }