PART KIT BUILDING ACTIVITY
Saturday, February 23rd
~ 9 AM to 5 PM
United Methodist Church
10 Church St
Westford, MA
PART is pleased
to present a new activity: electronic kit building. The
all-day event is aimed at both beginner and seasoned kit
builder alike with an emphasis on mentoring, learning, and
fun. The club-sponsored kit for this event is the
Rock-mite
by
Small Wonder Labs, a 40m QRP transceiver with built-in
keyer. Here is a breakdown of the materials builders will
receive:
·
Small Wonder
Labs Rock-mite 40m transceiver kit for 7.030 MHz
·
A
“controls kits” for the radio including jacks, knobs,
potentiometer – everything needed to make a complete radio
·
A
custom enclosure pre-drilled and ready for the radio and
controls
·
A
connectors accessory grab-bag with:
o
50
ohm BNC terminator (1 watt)
o
3
foot BNC-BNC (male-to-male) cable with RG-58 coax
o
BNC
(male) to SO-239 (female) adapter
o
8
foot molded power cable with 2.1mm power connector
·
An
8-watt dummy load parts kit including BNC cable and four
200-ohm 2-watt resistors.
·
A
booklet prepared specially for this event with lots of
great information on the Rock-mite, parts identification,
and more
·
Continental
breakfast and pizza lunch are included (plus soda and
snacks)
Just $75 covers everything for a whole day of fun. You get
the radio kit, all that hardware, paperwork, and food for
that one low price. Seating is limited so reserve your spot
soon. Please contact Rich, AB1HD at ab1hd 'at' wb1gof.org
for reservations or questions.
Checks should be made payable to “PART
of Westford” and sent to
Richard Crisafulli, P.O. Box 403, Chelmsford, MA
01824-0403.
What to bring:
Participants
should bring a temperature controlled soldering iron,
solder, and small tools such as flush cutters, needle-nose
pliers, small screw drivers, and de-soldering items such as
solder wick and solder “suckers”. If you do not have these
tools, please contact one of the event organizers so items
may be provided for you.
For
those taking
The Road Less Traveled:
If
you would like to attend but bring your own kit or just
offer your elmering advice then the cost of the event is
just $20. This covers your share of the food, donation to
our host (The United Methodist Church), and booklet. Again,
space is limited. Please reserve your spot with Rich,
AB1HD.