bcdlr wrote:
Sam, I have looked at this receiver a couple of times. The price is
quite attractive and I would get to build it to boot. I was just a
little skeptical.

Have any of you built one? Does it work well?

It sure looks like a hoot to build and use.

He also has a 'basic' one band receiver kit as well. Don't remember
much about it.

Well I thought it over for a long time as well.....
Then I met David, WN5Y one night on our regular Sunday night Echolink QRP
Conference. After a long discussion with him I decided to try one. How well does
it work? I'll tell you when I finish it. g I am maybe 1/4 of the way through
building it.
Is it a fun build, absolutely!

I put the ELR (Electro Luminescent Reciever) assembly on the back burner while I
built the m3 digital LCRZ meter http://www.m3electronix.com/lcr.html I figured
it would be a handy tool for what ever mod I might wish to try on the ELR unit.
So I'm just now getting back to building it.

After building that little LCRZ meter it was a real pleasure to get back to the
ELR's large boards and discrete components.

I will say that I have had the occasion to need to ask David a couple of
questions along the way and he has always been extremely helpful. He is even
open to questions not only about the actual assembly, but is also willing to
bounce around queries about modification you might be considering to the unit.

My reason for the choice of the ELR was......
I have a TS430S that I had to send off to get it fixed. Not only did I not have
the equipment to fix it, I didn't have the knowledge. About $250.00, 2 months,
and 2 trips back to the shop) a return trip for something that wasn't fixed the
1st time around.

After all that, I decided I wanted to learn how to repair what ever rx and tx I
bought/built in the future. So I figured if I built it, I just might learn
enough along the way to be able to repair it. Since my favorite bands are 40m,
30m, and 17m the ELR was exactly what I wanted.

I'm sure enjoying the build and if I don't like it's performance (which I doubt
will be the case) It's designed with the wider pads so that I can play with it
and try out this, that, or what ever mods I think could make it better. Ever
tried that on a board with those tiny traces and smd components? I'm not that
comfortable with the dead bug or manhattan styled building, maybe later after I
begin to understand theory well enough to try something from scratch. And the
huge plus that the guy who sells it, encourages me to correspond with him about
any mods and he is happy and willing to help me out with them...... Can't beat
it as far as I'm concerned. Sorry for rambling on, I'll just close with the
comment "try it (I really think) you'll like it"

God Bless,
KA5OAI