I may be interested in iPad 2. Please reply direct, thank you. Ron

I have two tablets that were going to be a project for either rig control or logging. Well, I never got around to it and thought i would give 4SQPR guys first shot. IPAD 2 16GB WIFI ATT wireless

I just found my old 4SQRP TennaDipper and printed out the instructions from the kit archives. Does anyone have the original instructions for setting up the pots for each band without a freq counter?

Forgot to mention he gave me a 57. Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

Just worked S51DX in Slovenia (SSB) with my KX2 & G5RV. If you want to give him a yell he is at 14.29150 MHz -- David Martin - NA1MH - Mountain Home, Ar.

Has anyone seen the technique of soldering surface mount parts in a toaster oven. I tried it and set off my smoke detector! Bob Macklin K5MYJ Seattle, Wa. "Real Radios Glow In The Dark"

Went off on a tear today looking up and chasing down the 'skillet' technique of SMD assembly. Found a bunch of material and decided to pull it all into a single document for my own use and then

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Don't forget! The August Second Sunday Sprint is this Sunday, August 13th, from 7:00-9:00 pm. See the 4SQRP website for rules (under "Operating Activities"). This month's goal is twofold: 1) Let's

Terry, I use thin strips of 3M blue masking tape used by painting contractors, to strap the SMDs down to the board, but it may take just a little more time positioning one of the precut tape strips

Bob, First SMD rule (Jim N5IB has touched on this) is no carpet. There is a definite repelling force between tweezers and an SMD part. This force will launch the part somewhere across your

Very nice Bill. Attached is one that I used when I first encountering SMDs while building KD1JV's ATS3. Slide the fishing weight for more or

Here's one I did a while ago. It works well, the pressure is variable, and it's quite handy. Bill KV6Z

Very neat ideas - all of them. I haven't had to tackle a SMD board yet but no doubt that will be coming up soon and these all look like good ideas. Bob Groh, WA2CKY

If I'd thought to look for those hold down devices, I'd probably have done it like that. I like Steve Weber's one with the toothpick and also that bent wire job with a handful of fishing weights

Jim's post reminded me I have some old photos of a few gadgets for SMD work. A couple by me, some from Steve Weber and others. The "famous" one is N4EEE's "Goofy Lookin' Goose Shaped Surface Mount

Very interesting idea Jim. Is the force of the wire that holds the components in place sufficient to damage them? I am going to make one but I doubt it will look as professional. 73 Dave, KD9VT

Having bought the EZ Keyer IIi SMD kit and also gotten several other boards with SMD's on them I found that with my fat fingers, I needed a way to keep the parts from bouncing off the board during