Hi All,
I'm slowly getting my 38S put together. I ran across one question
that I'm unable to find the answer for. The first step I did, (I skipped
the toroids for now) was install X2 and X3. Looking at the board (not the
instructions) I decided I'd better hold the crystals a bit above the board
so the case doesn't short against the plated thru holes. After soldering
them in, I read the rest of the directions, that is, grounding the case of
the crystal. When I looked at the board, there appears to be a couple of
pads on the top of the board which are connected to the ground plane.
Should I have put the crystal tight to the board and soldered the case to
those pads or now should I just use the pads and short pieces of resistor
lead to ground the cases?
I also found a tin in the local drug store that I wanted to use for
the case for the 38S. When I saw the tin said "Ferry and Morse Seed Co.", I
knew it had to hold a QRP rig of some sort. I found the 38S board will just
barely fit into the tin with perhaps 1/8" to spare at the top. I don't want
to cut up the lid to get it to fit around the mounting screws. Any
suggestions about how to mount a board diagonally in the box and have it
sturdy. Or should I just find another box for the 38S?
Thanks in advance.
Vy 72 de Rick WZ2T NNY
srichard@northnet.org
Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country.
---Steven Wright---
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