Kit by Small Wonder Labs - Built by Steve, N9OH
I built a DSW-II 20m QRP radio in Sept 2003. It took only a couple
of nights to build the transceiver and it worked right away. But
it didn't work perfectly! After troubleshooting with Dave at Small
Wonder Labs via email we determined that a transistor was bad. A
few days later the replacement part showed up in the mail and now
the radio is working great!
The proverbial "bag of parts" ...
|
I start work on the main board. Notice the "helping hands" holding the
board up -- this came in very handy. This was only $5 from Ocean State Elect.
|
More progress... First xtal installed. Most surface mount components
installed now too.
|
Now all the xtals and some of the rear panel jacks are installed...
|
Some IC sockets and more parts...
|
And more....
|
And more.... (flash wiped out most of the picture... crappy light)
|
Even more parts.... this is where i started winding the toroids also!
|
Its getting close now....
|
That's it! Main board done...
|
And now we get ready to build the daughter-board (front-panel).
|
That was quick. Not many parts here...
|
A close-up (out of focus) of the front-panel...
|
Now we start the final assembly. Note the 10-pin cable connecting
the daughter-board with the main board.
|
Its done! It was easy to build and you can probally handle it. :) |
