[HQRP] Fwd: NorCal: SMK-1 Kit Status Report

[Ed Manuel (N5EM)]

FYI for those not on QRP-L.
Ed


>Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 10:40:12 PST
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>From: "Doug Hendricks" <ki6ds@hotmail.com>
>To: "Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion" <qrp-l@Lehigh.EDU>
>Subject: NorCal: SMK-1 Kit Status Report
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>Randy Randall asked about the status of the SMK-1 40 meter transceiver kit 
>being offered by NorCal.  (Check www.redhotradio.com and click on SMK-1 
>button for full details.)
>Also the NorCal page. http://www.fix.net/~jparker/norcal/smk1/smk1announce.htm
>Good question Randy, and I'll try to fill you in on the details.  We have 
>all of the parts on order.  The crystals should be here in 2 to 3 weeks.  We 
>have 150 SA612's here, and the rest have been promised in a few days.  Every 
>thing else should arrive today.
>
>I have purchased a bin box (box of plastic bins to hold parts) and am now 
>separating the parts from the reels.  I have 12 parts done.  This is a 
>little slower than a through hole kit, in that I have to cut each part from 
>the reel.  We plan on shipping them in plastic bags that have been divided 
>into sections, with a separate part in each section.  There will be a key in 
>the manual that you will lay the bag over to identify the parts.  Very 
>simple.  Tried it on several people and I am confident that it will work 
>nicely.
>
>Dave has done another revision of the board.  We found a great final 
>transistor, the PZT2222A which is in an SOT89A package, thanks Kit Blanke!  
>It is capable of a watt!!, but we won't drive it that hard.  Dave should 
>have the Rev. B prototype board Wednesday.  He will build and test it, then 
>go for the production order of boards.  That will take about 2 more weeks.
>
>He will also take notes as he builds the prototype and give me an order to 
>use to kit the parts in the plastic bags.  Let me warn you now, when you get 
>the kit, DO NOT OPEN THE Parts Bag until you are ready to solder the parts!! 
>The manual will be written by Dave as we wait for the production boards.
>
>I will be getting some help from our kitting crew of Bill Jones, Dave Adams, 
>Dave Fifield, Paul Maciel and James Bennett.  Hopefully they will all be 
>able to make it on the weekend we do the kits and we can crank out a whole 
>bunch of them.
>
>The orders are over 300 now, with 300 kits being sold the first week!  
>Absolutely amazing.  Thanks for the support, it makes it all worth doing.   
>Thanks also to the guys who are doing the work, Jim Cates, Dave Fifield, 
>George Heron and the NJ QRP Group.  Plus the Kitting crew.  Hey, did I tell 
>you about the great matching case?  The NJ Club is working with NorCal to do 
>a companion custom designed case kit that includes all of the predrilled, 
>precut pcboard parts to make your own case. http://www.njqrp.org/smk-1/
>They even include the rest of 
>the parts needed to complete the kit, the 1/8" audio jack, the 1/8" key 
>jack, the coaxial power jack, the bnc antenna jack, the three knobs for the 
>pots, even the feet for the case, all for $10!!  Check the NJ QRP Page for 
>full details.
>
>If you have further questions, please ask.  This is a project designed to 
>help all of us learn a new skill and have fun.  72, Doug, KI6DS

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