[HQRP] Fwd: SMK-1: Progress Report

[Ed Manuel (N5EM)]

Gang,

In  case you kicked yourself for not getting a NorCal SMK-1 orderd (and you
actually wanted one, of course) here is your finite window to get on board.

Ed, N5EM



>Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 09:28:46 PDT
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>From: "Doug Hendricks" <ki6ds@hotmail.com>
>To: "Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion" <qrp-l@Lehigh.EDU>
>Subject: SMK-1: Progress Report
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>Guys, good news.  I just got off the phone with the crystal manufacturer.  
>The crystals for the SMK-1 were shipped to me on Monday and should be here 
>this afternoon or tomorrow!!  Dave Fifield has been promised boards by 
>Friday of this week!!  We have Bill Jones, Dave Fifield, Paul Maciel, James 
>Bennett, Kathy Bennett, Ron Smith & Mike (I believe his name is), and Dave 
>Adams all coming to help kit some more SMK-1's on Saturday, April 15th.  
>Hopefully we will get all of the kits that have been ordered ready to mail.
>
>I will take the kits to Jim next week, probably on Tuesday, and he will get 
>them in the mail.  Jim has been working like a trooper, getting the boxes 
>folded and addressed.  You know that he can't wait to get the boxes out of 
>his living room.  Picture what it looks like having 400 priority mail boxes 
>spread around your living room, grin.
>
>Several have emailed asking if we are still taking orders, and yes we are.  
>To get information on the SMK-1 kit from NorCal, go to the Red Hot Radio web 
>page, www.redhotradio.com and click on the SMK-1 button.  Full information 
>is there.  Remember the SMK-1 is a training kit for Surface Mount 
>Construction that will result in a little transceiver that runs about 500 mW 
>on 40 meters.  The transmit frequency is about 2 kHz around 7.040, and the 
>receive is about 5 kHz with the transmit range centered in the receive 
>range.  It is far better than the 49er and the pixie, but it is NOT a NorCal 
>40 or SWL40+.  We are doing this kit to train you to work with SMT parts.  
>The kit contains 80+ parts, with 75 of them surface mount in the 1206 size.  
>You will get an opportunity to identify, orientate and work with resistors, 
>capacitors, electrolytics, inductors, transistors (2 different packages), 
>diodes and SOIC's.  Not a bad course for $30!!
>
>I showed the prototype at ArkieCon this past weekend, and the universal 
>comment seemed to be, "Hey, I bet I can build that.  It isn't nearly as 
>small as I thought it would be."  No one complained about the surface mount 
>parts, everyone seemed eager to get started.  NorCal will be coming out with 
>a full featured 10 meter kit this summer, the SMK-1 is NOT that kit, just to 
>make sure that you understand what you are buying.
>
>I'll post Saturday night the progress and keep everyone up to date.  Thanks 
>for your patience and understanding.  72, Doug, KI6DS
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