Buildathon 2010

Please note -

This year Buildathon is on Thursday 13th May
It will start after the seminars at around 4.00pm and should finish at 8.00pm

All 30 places are now taken. Please contact the FDIM Chairman to be placed on the reserve list.

The Buildathon is now an integral part of FDIM. Feedback on past buildathons has been extremely positive. Every year people with no soldering experience go home with a working project. This year constructors will learn about the techniques required to handle SMD components.

In past years, both QRP vendors and QRP Clubs have hosted this event. This year's Buildathon will be hosted by the Michigan QRP Club and QRP ARCI. Your chief elmers will be Pete Meier WK8S, Ed Kwik AB8DF and Ernie Anczak W8XW.

The project this year is for beginners and experienced solderers and will focus on the techniques required to handle those small SMD components. When you finish, you will have a versatile Iambic CW Keyer based on the K12 chip from K1EL Systems.

Visit the Buildathon 2010 Project page for full details

The Build-a-thon will be held on Thursday, May 13, 2010 from 4:00 PM EDT to approximately 8 PM EDT. Registration for the event is $30.00. This will include all the parts for the project and Elmering as needed. We may ask some of you to bring wire cutters, a needle nose and a small iron to help with the assembly. This will be based in part by whether you are flying or driving to the event.

N.B. Buildathon 2010 is now sold out !

         Contact the FDIM Chairman to be placed on the reserve list