[HQRP] Fwd: SMK-1 Enclosure Kit offerred by the NJQRP

[Ed Manuel (N5EM)]

For those not caring to "roll your own", here is the companion case kit
from the NE QRP Club.

Ed, N5EM



>Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2000 22:25:24 -0500
>Reply-To: n2apb@erols.com
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>From: "George Heron N2APB" <n2apb@erols.com>
>To: "Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion" <qrp-l@Lehigh.EDU>
>Subject: SMK-1 Enclosure Kit offerred by the NJQRP
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>Well, the NorCal QRP Club has done it again with the introduction of another
>ground-breaking, leading-edge technology QRP kit!  Man, I can't wait to get
>the production SMK-1 rigs onto my bench to try my hand at this new surface
>mount technology. (See http://www.redhotradio.com  for details on the SMK-1
>Transceiver Kit. Click  on the link for SMK-1.)
>
>And to help us all out, the NJ-QRP Club is pleased to offer another "first"
>for the QRP community: a homebrew enclosure kit made entirely from
>double-sided copper-clad pcb material. Working closely with NorCal in the
>introduction of their SMK-1 transceiver, we designed an enclosure tailored
>to the small-sized SMK-1 and created a kit of all parts needed to finish off
>this surface mount transceiver.
>
>Included in the SMK-1 Enclosure Kit  ...
>==> 8 precision-cut, pre-drilled copper-clad pc boards which, when soldered
>together as instructed, form the enclosure seen on this page;
>==> 3 knobs (for the pots included on the SMK-1 pcb from NorCal);
>==> Rear panel hardware: two 1/8" audio jacks, a 2.1mm coaxial DC power
>jack, and a BNC connector;
>==> 2 small screws to hold the top half of the case to the bottom;
>==> 4 small screws and two nylon spacers to hold the SMK-1 pcb in place;
>==> 4 rubber feet
>==> pre-printed front and rear panel labels on clear acetate, suitable for
>gluing to the enclosure to give it a professionally finished appearance; and
>==> a 10-page, detailed instruction manual to guide the QRP homebrewer
>through construction and finishing of the SMK-1 Enclosure.
>
>Price and Ordering  ...
>The SMK-1 Enclosure Kit can be purchased for $10 from the NJ-QRP Club. This
>price includes shipping anywhere in the world.  Send cash, check or Money
>Order payable to "George Heron, N2APB" and mail to:
>   George Heron, N2APB
>    2419 Feather Mae Court
>    Forest Hill, MD  21050
>
>Availability  ...
>The SMK-1 Enclosure Kits will be shipping in early April, consistent with
>availability of the SMK-1 Transceiver from the NorCal QRP Club.
>
>Comments from beta builders  ...
>We had 7 QRPers build the pcb enclosure in preparation for the unveiling of
>this kit. A sampling of the feedback is shown below:
>- "Wow, took only 50 minutes to put this enclosure kit together, and it
>looks just like the pictures!" - K2HPV
>- "My prototype enclosure went together just as planned, with nary a hitch.
>Looks great." - N2CX
>- "Had a little trouble holding the pcb pieces while soldering, but it got
>easier once I got the knack." - AA2XY
>- "I can believe how good this copper-clad box looks when all cleaned and
>shined up!   I'm going to leave it just like this; i.e., no painting". -
>N2CQ
>- "It's amazing how everything fits together so well. Careful pre-cutting
>and pre-drilling of the material is sure a time saver and quality boost." -
>WA2ECP
>- "Takes me 15 minutes to put these enclosures together, having done it
>several times now :-)" - N2APB
>
>See a number of photos of the SMK-1 Enclosure at http://www.njqrp.org/smk-1/
>. We plan on having a growing photo gallery to augment the construction of
>the enclosure.  And we plan on having special Elmers being available to
>assist anyone having trouble with this new way of building kit electronics
>and the enclosures.
>
>BTW, this is the first time, to the best of my knowledge, where we have 2
>QRP clubs working together to put out a kit that everyone can benefit from.
>This inherently seems very cool to me.  It shares the workload for getting
>something like this out (*any* kit is a horrendously time-consuming effort,
>as several of us clubs realize), AND it tends to synchronize and galvanize
>the efforts from several regional clubs.  Again, coalescence of the QRP
>community is the result.   Guys, there are many, many wonderful things
>coming our way in the near future for us in the QRP community.  There's
>never been a better time to be in QRP, to be homebrewing equipment, and
>using it all on the air!
>
>And you know what's amazing?  This whole project came together in within 7
>days!  Sure, we leveraged work that was already in-progress, both in the
>form of the Tx and Rx circuits, and with the enclosure (same enclosure
>design is being used in the SOP Receiver Kit) ... but there was a tremendous
>amount of energy behind the scenes in altering designs, spinning new
>technology pcb's, ordering parts, and coordinating project prototyping
>across a continent.  Shows the power of the Internet, and value of QRP-L ...
>amazing!
>
>73, George N2APB
>  n2apb@amsat.org
>  for the NJQRP Club at http://www.njqrp.org
>
>
>
>
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