wambler 65?

[jimilee]

Awesome, thank you.

[9Lives]

Qrpkits.com is another good one. Sorry to bombard you, you just got me looking lol

[jimilee]

It's cool, I really appreciate that.

[9Lives]

There's a butt load of stuff out there. I would look into something that does side band. Just search for qrp transceiver kits there's literally tons to choose from, from 50$ to infinity

Which pedals have you built? Have you done this fet od? I love the way it looks bc is built almost just like a tube amp, down to the bypass caps. I think I'm going to go ahead and build it. I was hoping sone one could give me a tip on resistor value for 2sk117 bc I bread board this and couldn't get it going.. didn't try very hard, I just didn't feel like busting out the trimmers and data sheet print out.

[jimilee]

I will do just that. As far as the pedals go,I've built the cave dweller the smoothie,an opticomp from byoc,a blues breaker from byoc, a bear hug compressor from 1776 ,just finished a paramix last night,finished one about 2 weeks ago but trashed it. Got hold of some cheap wire and the boards at gpcb have tiny holes and I couldn't get it unsoldered.Just ordred the parts for a decimator an auto wah another delay and a multiplex.
I am slowly grasping an understanding of what each section on a pcb does,but these guys are amazingly smart (including yourself) and I have still much to learn. On top of that,I'm a singer and a bass player in a band so my time is definitely broken up.
What about you?

[9Lives]

Hmm I too started off with the byoc kits. I think I did the 2 knob vca comp. I then moved on to mad beans pcb. I really started learning by etching his artwork at the bottom of his pdf. These days I get most of my kicks from designing my own pcbs or even circuits based on what I see and study. I can't begin to give you a list lol. I've done several klon, ge fuzz, boosts, comps delays. Amp mod s... list goes on. I've done 3 linear s now and tones of radio mods.

[9Lives]

Keep going though man, specially since you got that pt2 delay going. Back when I started messing with that it took me a while to get it working. Id say I gained a great life skill through all this. I'm a basic gadget fixer now. Very important in today age. Your on the right track. Don't be scared to try different parts using sockets and what not, that's where I started understanding why these guys use the value s they use.

As for the wire not fitting here's a tip. Get the tip of the wire good and tinned. Flip the pcb and surface mount that bad boy. It's a completely acceptable way of working. I do it all the time with radios and amps. Makes it easier to change values. Put some solder on the pad first. If you ever lift the pad, don't freak out. Use a small knife and scratch off a small portion of the trace and solder to it.

[jimilee]

That's very cool, do you have a background in electronics or are you self taught?

[9Lives]

O dude.. im redneck engineer at best lol. I've taught myself every thing minus what others in these forums have shared.