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I am assembling a kit for someone and i don 't know what a nominal fee would be. i do not want to charge too much.
Can someone point me in the right direction of the construction fee for a medium size qrp kit might be?
Thanks.
Ollie k0lqk

Hi Ollie,

Since you don't know what a nominal fee should be you are apparently not making your living at this. I am an amateur and sometimes do things like this for other hams. If (*IF*) they want to offer a donation I accept it. I never ask for a fee. Only the shipping and any needed parts. Once in a while I get a few dollars or some other item as a gift in appreciation. Sometimes I get a thank you and a report of another ham being able to enjoy getting on the air. It's my hobby and I also get the enjoyment. On the other hand I get to accept or decline based on how many such jobs I want to do. So my answer is "make offer". Sometimes it makes the difference of a distant ham being on the air or not due to low or no budget.

So that is my data point for you. Evaluate that right along with people who might want credit scores and financial statements or deeds to prime land. And others who are in between.

There have been some times when I waived postage and parts reimbursement too. It is case by case.

73,

Bill KU8H

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bark less - wag more

It's a balance between how much is your time worth,? how much you love to build kits and then the need of the recipient.? There are some people I would do for free, and there are others who can pay a per hour fee.? Also the complexity of the kit and how many toroids that need winding..... some hams can make toroids while watching TV just like their wife does knitting..... and there are those like me who count and mark every 5 turns on a piece of paper and then take a picture of? the result and blow it up on my iPhone for a final count. ?
Another option would be to trade for a piece of gear that the recipient has and no longer needs and something that would enhance your shack or test gear list.
Dave K8WPE On ?Tuesday?, ?July? ?31?, ?2018? ?02?:?29?:?55? ?PM? ?EDT, ollie.kolqk@... <ollie.kolqk@...> wrote:

I am assembling a kit for someone and i don 't know what? a nominal fee would be. i do not want to charge too much.
? ? Can someone point me in the right direction of the construction fee? for a medium size? qrp kit might be?
? ? ? ? Thanks.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Ollie? k0lqk

In addition to the responses you have, I would suggest perusing the following link:



These are folks on the Elecraft site who offer to build the K2 and other products; these services have been offered since the K2 came out in the 90s. In some instances, there is a fee charged while others build for free to "older or disabled hams". It will give you an idea of any pricing you might want to do and perhaps charge on a pro rata basis by comparing the effort involved in assembling your ham friend's kit versus assembling an Elecraft K2.

Hope this helps.
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William, K6WHP
"Cheer up, things could get worse..so I cheered up and, sure enough, things got worse!"

I am wondering how current this contact list is. I emailed three people on the list to inquire about checking/repairing my K2. One email bounced back and there was no response from the other two.
George VY1GP