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No.? Not even close.? Thanks for asking.

When the NorCal club came out with the Sierra transceiver kit back in
Sept 1994 (25 years ago!!), I remember going to PacifiCon later in the
year.? Vern Wright, W6MMA <sk>, had his assembled kit for show and tell.

I can tell you that no one else on the planet earth could wind toroids
better than he did.? His secret?? He was a dentist and he took his
toroids to the office to wind them with all the fancy optical equipment
he had.? Also, being a dentist did not hurt at all.? No pun intended.? :-)

My secret.? The same wooden skewer stick that I use as a pointer in the
videos.? Also, from time to time when I have them on the workbench, is
the fine tip tweezers for squeezing turns to get the spacing right.
Being OCD is a requirement.? Most people want to build in a hurry and
get on to the next project.? :-)??? I can understand.? The critters
are going into a dark place in a box and not be seen ever again in most
instances.

There's no money in it.

I checked.? The NorCal QRP club does not have the Sierra manuals in
the manuals or retired kit sections.? Since Wilderness Radio is shut
down, I'd think there would be a human interest story in getting the
manuals online for historical preservation.? IMHO.

I checked just now.? farcircuits.com has a 4 four set for $33.00 USD
for the Sierra in the 2003 and 2005 ARRL Handbooks.? Also in the past
few years I think a club in Germany or a group was doing boards. My
Sierra in a drawer and I just saw it yesterday when I was looking for
something.? May be time to fire it up and make sure it's still working.
Will need a realignment for sure.

thanks,

chuck, k7qo