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QDX shipping update
On Donnerstag, 4. November 2021 09:12:18 -03 mweidle@... via
groups.io wrote: I got my QDX by TNT today. Shipping started 30th October. Within 1My QDX order #50419 was shipped by QRPLabs on 02/11/2021 and arrived today at my mailforwarder in Miami 09/11/2021, 10:26 not bad eh? If everything goes according to the info I got from the forwarder I ought to be able to collect it here at the office on Monday 13/11/2021 -- Eike Lantzsch ZP6CGE 01726 Asuncion / Paraguay |
On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 01:10 PM, Curt - KC9CTP wrote:
Just got an email saying that my order #50260 status has changed to shipped as of today. ?The email will tell you where and how it was shipped.? USPS was from US Warehouse. |
On Thu, Nov 11, 2021 at 03:24 PM, Bill Lamm wrote:
Several projects need to clear the bench (and maybe new glasses) I got one of those head magnifiers (no they fit on the head rather than magnifying it). One of the best purchases in a while, make everything bigger and better. I reckoned if they were good enough for Hans to use then they were good enough for me. Just been working on a new QCX+ build and the magnifier makes it much easier than the ones I built previously just using my glasses. Reg?????????????????????? G4NFR |
On Thu, Nov 11, 2021 at 10:09 AM, N3MNT wrote:
?The email will tell you where and how it was shipped.? USPS was from US Warehouse.The email only says that the status of my order has been updated to Shipped. Below the update are the 7 things they must attach to every email with links to different things, including this group. it could be that the email had to be changed on the order from charter.net to another email provider. Regardless, it is not a big deal to me. If it came today, it would be at least a week before I would have a chance to start the build anyways. Too many things going on right now, and I don't have a dedicated place for building projects.? Have a great day |
This conversation has convinced me that I not only need a magnifier for my aging eyes, but one of those magnifiers that has clip-on holding devices to keep a board and item to be soldered in place. I just checked ebay and they¡¯re called a ¡°third hand soldering tool¡± and run about $15. One would be well worth that for the frustration they remedy.
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And if you¡¯re into the exotic, Amazon has some really-weird, octopus-looking ones for about $45 alongside the cheaper and more normal ones. The advantage of Amazon is that the reviews expose the ones that are junk. ¡ªMike Perry, WA4MP On Nov 13, 2021, at 9:36 am, Bill Lamm <kd9mdl@...> wrote: |
I use one of these things: It holds the PCB in the spring-loaded clamps and the width is adjusted with a thumb screw on the lower slide bar. I like it because it rotates, so you can put a thru-hole component on the board, and rotate it easily to solder the other side. I find it harder to do the front-to-back flip with a third-hand tool. Jack, W8TEE
On Saturday, November 13, 2021, 10:48:02 AM EST, Mike Perry, WA4MP <editor@...> wrote:
This conversation has convinced me that I not only need a magnifier for my aging eyes, but one of those magnifiers that has clip-on holding devices to keep a board and item to be soldered in place. I just checked ebay and they¡¯re called a ¡°third hand soldering tool¡± and run about $15. One would be well worth that for the frustration they remedy. And if you¡¯re into the exotic, Amazon has some really-weird, octopus-looking ones for about $45 alongside the cheaper and more normal ones. The advantage of Amazon is that the reviews expose the ones that are junk. ¡ªMike Perry, WA4MP > On Nov 13, 2021, at 9:36 am, Bill Lamm <kd9mdl@...> wrote: > > I use magnifiers.. it's the stigmatisum? that is do for some help.. |
Hi Mike, This is the type of magnifier I use although I didn't buy it off Amazon. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Headband-Magnifier-Magnifying-Jeweler-Lights/dp/B08THRR7X1/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=head+magnifier+with+light&qid=1636831418&sr=8-7 Hans is seen using one in his video on tuning the LPF on a QCX. They are really good, although take a little bit of getting used to at first. There is a swing down high power lens on the right side which is very handy and saves using a loupe lens. I have a "3rd hand" device with a couple of crocodile clips and a magnifying glass attached. They are O.K for some jobs but are nowhere near as good as the ones I have put the link to. They are available on Ebay and various other places and I reckon it is one of the best things I have bought in a long while....? apart from the QCX+ kit I am currently putting together. I have two QCX and now two QCX+ (including the one being worked on) the first three were built using a jewellers loupe at 20* magnification. This time the "Head magnifier" makes everything a lot easier. Reg????? G4NFR |
Mike Perry, WA4MP
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...? ? for what its worth, I find that the magnifier on my head or on a desk lamp boom works much better then the budget 3rd hands..? I think the circuit board holder Jack, W8TEE shared will be on my santa list.? Just my 2 pennys..
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