‰ NOW 30 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM DECEMBER 2017 QST PAGE 50‰ THEM ARE VERY TINY. DONT DISCARD THE BAGS THE PARTS CAME IN UNTIL YOU FINISH ASSEMBLY. EVEN WITH TRANSPARENT PLASTIC BAGS, IT IS VERY EASY TO OVERLOOK ONE OF THESE PARTS. I SORTED THE RESISTORS WITH AN OHMMETER, NOT EVEN TRYING TO SEE THE COLOR CODE ON THE TINY BODIES. THE CAPACITOR MARKING VARIED SOME HAD THE ACTUAL VALUE, AND SOME A CODED VALUE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE MARKING 101 MEANS THE CAPACITOR IS 100 PF. MEASURED VALUES CAN BE WITHIN 20 DONT EXPECT ABSOLUTE VALUES. THE INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDE A SEQUENTIAL LISTING OF ALL THE SMALL COMPONENTS. I LIKE TO HAVE THE PARTS SORTED BEFORE I BEGIN TO SOLDER, SO I IDENTIFIED EACH PART AND TAPED IT LIGHTLY NEXT TO ITS LISTING IN THE INSTRUCTIONS. I ALSO COPIED THE BOARD ON MY PRINTER/COPIER WITH A MAGNIFICATION OF 3, TO MAKE IT EASIER TO SEE WHERE EACH PART GOES. I PAINTED THE WOOD BASE YELLOW, WHICH WAS A GOOD CHOICE TO DRESS UP THIS KIT. AFTER APPLYING TWO COATS WITH LIGHT SANDING IN BETWEEN, I FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS AND MARKED OUT THE LOCATIONS THAT CORRESPONDED TO THE MOUNTING POINTS OF THE PC BOARD AND DRILLED A STARTER HOLE AT EACH MARK. WHILE THE PAINT DRIES, YOU CAN WIRE THE TOROID. VERY ‰ END OF 30 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ