yes, i understand where you are coming from, rob. michael On 2010-03-16, at 7:29 AM, Valveman wrote: > Thank you Michael for the link to the kit. It looks like a great kit. It is > somewhat too advanced for some member in the club who do not have experience > with kit building. My intention was to have members build a small kit to > start. A boost in their confidence. > > Now I hope I hear from members who would be interested in building a small > kit. This would be a great club project. I think we need to do more stuff > like this to keep the fires burning. > Robert Parker > VE3RPF > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Michael Bell <pmbell@xxxxxxx> > To: karc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Mon, March 15, 2010 10:49:20 PM > Subject: [karc] Re: KITS > > hi rob. > it is a new small wonders lab kit ... just announced. > > here is the l ink .... > > http://smallwonderlabs.com/Retro-75.htm > > michael > > On 2010-03-15, at 9:55 PM, Valveman wrote: > >> What is the 80m project and does it come in a kit? >> Robert Parker >> VE3RPF >> >> >> ----- Original Message ---- >> From: Michael Bell <pmbell@xxxxxxx> >> To: karc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Sent: Mon, March 15, 2010 9:38:03 PM >> Subject: [karc] Re: KITS >> >> i wonder if the new swl 80 metre am project would be more attractive for >> local use. >> funny, when i saw the announcement of it i thought of a project for the karc >> and qarc groups. >> >> michael >> ve3noo >> >> On 2010-03-15, at 9:29 PM, Valveman wrote: >> >>> Last Saturday at breakfast, I brought two kits I put together. One was a >>> 40m transceiver and the other was a tuna tin 40m transmitter. >>> These kits were fun to build and work as advertised. >>> >>> These kits are quite reasonably priced and I was thinking these would make >>> a great club project. >>> If we could get enough interest, I would hold a soldering session to ensure >>> everyone makes a successful kit and learns >>> something more about radio and how they work. It's really a lot of fun >>> making contact with a rig you built. Plus we could hold a night >>> where we can all be operating our kits and have a net. Don't worry about >>> your soldering ability. As with the last project the club was >>> involved in, I will be there to help and troubleshoot any problems that may >>> arise. >>> >>> Have a look at the following website and look at what they have to offer. >>> >>> www.qrpme.com >>> >>> Also there is a great little transceiver called the ROCKMITE. I have built >>> one of these as well. >>> >>> www.smallwonderlabs.com >>> >>> Please send your comments about my proposal. >>> >>> Robert Parker >>> VE3RPF >>> >>> >>> __________________________________________________________________ >>> Make your browsing faster, safer, and easier with the new Internet >>> Explorer® 8. Optimized for Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! at >>> http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/ >>> >> >> >> __________________________________________________________________ >> Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to Yahoo! >> Answers and share what you know at http://ca.answers.yahoo.com >> > > > __________________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your > favourite sites. Download it now > http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com. >