Kit Building Workshop
Friday Evening, April 9, 2010
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Kit Building Workshop Friday Evening, April 9, 2010 |
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Never
built a
kit or have questions about building ham projects? Here's
your opportunity to learn from the experts. Friday night we are
hosting a kit building hands-on workshop where you will build a
working memory keyer for your QRP station. The finished project
can be used on the air when connected to your transmitter or
transceiver.The instructors for the evening workshop will be Dar Piatt W9HZC and Darrel Swenson K0AWB. Dar and Darrel will guide you through the building process, starting with the "bag of parts" to the finished project. First time builders welcome!
Note
that there are 20 seats available per session and there can be two
sessions, however you need to pre-register for the workshop to guarantee
your seat.
The pre-register session cost is only $15 (payable at the
workshop session) and guarantees your seat. This is less than the normal price of the kit.
The at-the-door session cost will be $20 (payable at the
workshop session). Pre-register now and save $5.
| For the workshop, you will need to bring your own hand tools for the session: | ||
| * Soldering iron with a stand. A small tip on the iron is suggested. This could be a simple 25 watt iron with a bent coat hanger stand. | ||
| * Damp sponge to clean the soldering iron tip | ||
| * Rosin core solder - Kester "44" or similar. Note that we will have some spare solder available. | ||
| * Small wire cutters | ||
| * Needle nose pliers | ||
| * Magnifier and/or light | ||
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Cookie sheet with upturned lip to catch stray parts, to reduce static
discharge damage to components and to protect the table surface |
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| * 4.5 volt battery (three AAA cells wired in series) - Optional is a battery cell holder |
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| * Optional - Altoids tin (suggested enclosure) - There will be extra tins available at the workshop. | ||
| * Optional - Paddle with 1/8 inch stereo plug to test your finished keyer | ||
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