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HOMEBREWING for fun and profit By Paul Harden NA5N SARA JANUARY 2017

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SURFACE MOUNT TECHNIQUES Surface mount is easy . . . Solder only ONE pad Heat pad, then SLIDE SMC onto pad & solder SARA JANUARY 2017

SURFACE MOUNT TECHNIQUES Solder 2nd pad Clean flux with brush & alcohol SARA JANUARY 2017

SURFACE MOUNT TECHNIQUES Integrated Circuits Position I.C. In place and solder ONE pin Solder ONE I.C. pad SARA JANUARY 2017

SURFACE MOUNT TECHNIQUES Integrated Circuits Nice, clean, shiny solder Solder remaining I.C. Pins Clean-off flux SARA JANUARY 2017

BUILDING FROM SCRATCH “Ugly construction” SARA JANUARY 2017

BUILDING FROM SCRATCH “Ugly construction” SARA JANUARY 2017

BUILDING FROM SCRATCH “Ugly construction” SARA JANUARY 2017

BUILDING FROM SCRATCH “Ugly construction” With practice … just gets better and better! SARA JANUARY 2017

BUILDING FROM SCRATCH “Ugly construction” Dead bug Dead bug Dead bug SARA JANUARY 2017

BUILDING FROM SCRATCH “Manhattan style” construction 2N2/40 rig Jim Kortge K8IQY SARA JANUARY 2017

BUILDING FROM SCRATCH “Manhattan style” construction Copper clad & super glue SARA JANUARY 2017

BUILDING FROM SCRATCH “Manhattan style” construction SARA JANUARY 2017

BUILDING FROM SCRATCH “Manhattan style” construction A 20M transceiver project SARA JANUARY 2017

BUILDING FROM SCRATCH “Manhattan style” construction SARA JANUARY 2017

BUILDING FROM SCRATCH “Manhattan style” construction SARA JANUARY 2017

BUILDING FROM SCRATCH “Manhattan style” construction Easy to document! SARA JANUARY 2017

BUILDING FROM SCRATCH “Manhattan style” construction SARA JANUARY 2017

BUILDING FROM SCRATCH ARRL/QST “QRP Challenge” Entry: Jason Milldrum, NT7S SARA JANUARY 2017

BUILDING FROM SCRATCH So … how does all this homebrew crap work? SARA JANUARY 2017

BUILDING FROM SCRATCH ARRL/QST “QRP Challenge” Entry: Jason Milldrum, NT7S SARA JANUARY 2017

NA5N/QRP from Polvadera/Alamillo, NM First 100 QSOs Nov.-Dec. 2016 New antenna & KX2 5W CW SARA JANUARY 2017