My somewhat unorthodox toolkit with a ten pence piece to give an indication of size.

Day 1 (Preparation)

First of all I separated the boards and finished the edges with a emery board.

I have found my travelling kit of jewellery making tools very useful for bending the pins on the IC holders and a pair of very fine tweezers were brought into use for the breaking the ceramic  capacitor on  L3 the oscillator coil and removing the solder lugs on each side of the screened can.

On Friday the real work begins, the Antex soldiering iron comes out of its box for the first time.

 

First buy your kit

Hello

This is the first post in my blog on builidng the G-QRP Club  Limerick Sudden 40 metre receiver. The receiver was designed Rev George Dobbs G3RJV with printed circuit board designed by Rex Harper W1REX.  

I purchased the kit from the GQRP stall at the 10th Junction 28 G-QRP Rally in Alfreton Derbyshire.  This rally is organised by South Normanton Alfreton and District Amateur Radio Club in association with the G-QRP Club.  The rally is aimed at the constructor with may of the stalls selling varied  components.

Please note I am noted not employed by either organisation and this project is strictly for my own interest.   I am studying for the UK Advanced Licence and hope that building this kit will by help me understand how components work in an actual circuit.