1 Year later

After one year without doing nothing except cleaning some dust, i think I will get on with the construction.
Must review all the connections and align. The easy part (soldering) is done.
Meanwhile I bought an Yaesu FT-102 for restauration (I works but needs some relay cleaning).

Also in the process of building ans SWR/Antena switch/Transceiver switch/antenna tuner). Box is done only the antenna tuner needs to be done... lacking variable capacitors, probably will homebrew some.

Cabling

Making the cabling inside the box is more demanding than soldering the kit. It'a an time consuming task.
I allready powered it up but can't change frequency on the display so I hope it's just some cables that are not connected yet. Programed the frequency counter but have to review again the instrutions. Power led lights up so the RIT led :). Got the volume working today.

Almost there!

4 boards are done, now only the 17 band module neds to be done, cabling and enclosure also.

How to solder SMD

My technic.... the photo speaks for itself. The clam is an negative type one (normaly closed).

Almost finished

...Yes almost, the main boad is done except for testing and conections to panel components.

There is still the 17m bando module to complete and the bandpass filter.
Some garbage whas created during the build process and will go to an recicling facility :)

The final panel lettering layout will be like this:

Groupe 10 almost and more on the front panel.

The front panel was painted and meanwhile did sone soldering on groupe 10, actualy only the resistors are missing...still didn't found yet the solution for the letering on the panel. Searching for mecanorma rub-down leters on the speciality shops around but no luck so far, I need white leters and of small size... will get back to this later.
Here's how the board looks now:

Front panel

Started the front panel. Well not exactly, it was the front panel for one radio I was building by my own design and the project got stoped so why not reuse since the controls were to be basicaly the same.

Because sone of the holes for potenciometers were bigger than the speaky ones I will buy sone new potenciometers.
The dificult part will be the color for the panel...what do you think... aluminum, black or white?
Lettering will not be easy I am researching the web but found no magic solution for it.