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Ramsey kits
Thoughts on Ramsey kits?
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On Thu, 25 Dec 2003 00:24:54 GMT, Ross Hockenberry hath writ:
Thoughts on Ramsey kits? Learn to fish. http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q...up=rec.radio.* |
On Thu, 25 Dec 2003 00:24:54 GMT, Ross Hockenberry hath writ:
Thoughts on Ramsey kits? Learn to fish. http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q...up=rec.radio.* |
Thoughts on Ramsey kits? Learn to fish. http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q...up=rec.radio.* And not catch worms... ;-) |
Thoughts on Ramsey kits? Learn to fish. http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q...up=rec.radio.* And not catch worms... ;-) |
Have had some good luck with those I bought. I can't say the same for a
friend of mine. He bought a receiver kit. He put it together and it didn't work. He brought it to me and I checked all his work. It was fine. I did some testing. The thing was deaf. We even took it to yet a 3rd party for their opinion. Same as mine. My friend called the company and they wanted $70 I believe to test and repair. The damned thing only cost about $30 to start with. It was a piece of CRAP. G.W. "Ross Hockenberry" wrote in message ... Thoughts on Ramsey kits? |
Have had some good luck with those I bought. I can't say the same for a
friend of mine. He bought a receiver kit. He put it together and it didn't work. He brought it to me and I checked all his work. It was fine. I did some testing. The thing was deaf. We even took it to yet a 3rd party for their opinion. Same as mine. My friend called the company and they wanted $70 I believe to test and repair. The damned thing only cost about $30 to start with. It was a piece of CRAP. G.W. "Ross Hockenberry" wrote in message ... Thoughts on Ramsey kits? |
I have built a few. I don't particularly like the order that they use to
insert the parts. I have built dozens of HeathKits and their way makes a lot more sense to me: put the shortest parts on first, then go to the taller ones. Ramsey tends to put all the parts in one area, making the board impossible to sit flat. But the few I built did run just fine. Bob M. ====== "Ross Hockenberry" wrote in message ... Thoughts on Ramsey kits? |
I have built a few. I don't particularly like the order that they use to
insert the parts. I have built dozens of HeathKits and their way makes a lot more sense to me: put the shortest parts on first, then go to the taller ones. Ramsey tends to put all the parts in one area, making the board impossible to sit flat. But the few I built did run just fine. Bob M. ====== "Ross Hockenberry" wrote in message ... Thoughts on Ramsey kits? |
Don't know about Ramsey but do a search for North Coutry Radio, good
quality and run and owned by a ham. Ghost Writer wrote: Have had some good luck with those I bought. I can't say the same for a friend of mine. He bought a receiver kit. He put it together and it didn't work. He brought it to me and I checked all his work. It was fine. I did some testing. The thing was deaf. We even took it to yet a 3rd party for their opinion. Same as mine. My friend called the company and they wanted $70 I believe to test and repair. The damned thing only cost about $30 to start with. It was a piece of CRAP. G.W. "Ross Hockenberry" wrote in message ... Thoughts on Ramsey kits? |
Don't know about Ramsey but do a search for North Coutry Radio, good
quality and run and owned by a ham. Ghost Writer wrote: Have had some good luck with those I bought. I can't say the same for a friend of mine. He bought a receiver kit. He put it together and it didn't work. He brought it to me and I checked all his work. It was fine. I did some testing. The thing was deaf. We even took it to yet a 3rd party for their opinion. Same as mine. My friend called the company and they wanted $70 I believe to test and repair. The damned thing only cost about $30 to start with. It was a piece of CRAP. G.W. "Ross Hockenberry" wrote in message ... Thoughts on Ramsey kits? |
Ross Hockenberry wrote:
Thoughts on Ramsey kits? Of the ramsey kits I have assembled, I have to say I was overwhelmingly underwhelmed. Save your money. |
Ross Hockenberry wrote:
Thoughts on Ramsey kits? Of the ramsey kits I have assembled, I have to say I was overwhelmingly underwhelmed. Save your money. |
JJ wrote:
Ross Hockenberry wrote: Thoughts on Ramsey kits? Of the ramsey kits I have assembled, I have to say I was overwhelmingly underwhelmed. Save your money. Ditto...they're marginal quality, marginal design, and marginal (or worse) performance. |
JJ wrote:
Ross Hockenberry wrote: Thoughts on Ramsey kits? Of the ramsey kits I have assembled, I have to say I was overwhelmingly underwhelmed. Save your money. Ditto...they're marginal quality, marginal design, and marginal (or worse) performance. |
On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 18:21:06 GMT, asdf wrote:
JJ wrote: Ross Hockenberry wrote: Thoughts on Ramsey kits? Of the ramsey kits I have assembled, I have to say I was overwhelmingly underwhelmed. Save your money. Ditto...they're marginal quality, marginal design, and marginal (or worse) performance. They are probably good kits for a yongster, to get them interested in radio, or find out how interested they are. But I won't buy any more of them for serious use. Bob McConnell N2SPP |
On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 18:21:06 GMT, asdf wrote:
JJ wrote: Ross Hockenberry wrote: Thoughts on Ramsey kits? Of the ramsey kits I have assembled, I have to say I was overwhelmingly underwhelmed. Save your money. Ditto...they're marginal quality, marginal design, and marginal (or worse) performance. They are probably good kits for a yongster, to get them interested in radio, or find out how interested they are. But I won't buy any more of them for serious use. Bob McConnell N2SPP |
Bob McConnell wrote:
On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 18:21:06 GMT, asdf wrote: JJ wrote: Ross Hockenberry wrote: Thoughts on Ramsey kits? Of the ramsey kits I have assembled, I have to say I was overwhelmingly underwhelmed. Save your money. Ditto...they're marginal quality, marginal design, and marginal (or worse) performance. They are probably good kits for a yongster, to get them interested in radio, or find out how interested they are. But I won't buy any more of them for serious use. Bob McConnell N2SPP Only thing is, after assembling the kit then finding out it dosen't work as described, they may be discouraged. |
Bob McConnell wrote:
On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 18:21:06 GMT, asdf wrote: JJ wrote: Ross Hockenberry wrote: Thoughts on Ramsey kits? Of the ramsey kits I have assembled, I have to say I was overwhelmingly underwhelmed. Save your money. Ditto...they're marginal quality, marginal design, and marginal (or worse) performance. They are probably good kits for a yongster, to get them interested in radio, or find out how interested they are. But I won't buy any more of them for serious use. Bob McConnell N2SPP Only thing is, after assembling the kit then finding out it dosen't work as described, they may be discouraged. |
New to this discussion...
Can anyone suggest other kit manufactures? George Rachor "JJ" wrote in message ... Bob McConnell wrote: On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 18:21:06 GMT, asdf wrote: JJ wrote: Ross Hockenberry wrote: Thoughts on Ramsey kits? Of the ramsey kits I have assembled, I have to say I was overwhelmingly underwhelmed. Save your money. Ditto...they're marginal quality, marginal design, and marginal (or worse) performance. They are probably good kits for a yongster, to get them interested in radio, or find out how interested they are. But I won't buy any more of them for serious use. Bob McConnell N2SPP Only thing is, after assembling the kit then finding out it dosen't work as described, they may be discouraged. |
George Rachor wrote:
New to this discussion... Can anyone suggest other kit manufactures? Depends on what you want... I assume you're looking for ham radio stuff... For well designed, relatively inexpensive kits, try Small Wonder Labs... http://www.smallwonderlabs.com/ Really well engineered stuff, and Dave is a great guy. For high-end kits, Elecraft: http://www.elecraft.com/ Excellent design, quality, & performance but not cheap. Ten-tec still sells kits: http://www.tentec.com/Amateur.htm Many of the QRP clubs offer decent, inexpensive kits from time to time. I'm sure there are others... Any of these will likely be much better than something from Ramsey, altho probably a bit more expensive (but worth it in the long run)... No financial interest in any of the above, just passing along info... |
George Rachor wrote:
New to this discussion... Can anyone suggest other kit manufactures? Depends on what you want... I assume you're looking for ham radio stuff... For well designed, relatively inexpensive kits, try Small Wonder Labs... http://www.smallwonderlabs.com/ Really well engineered stuff, and Dave is a great guy. For high-end kits, Elecraft: http://www.elecraft.com/ Excellent design, quality, & performance but not cheap. Ten-tec still sells kits: http://www.tentec.com/Amateur.htm Many of the QRP clubs offer decent, inexpensive kits from time to time. I'm sure there are others... Any of these will likely be much better than something from Ramsey, altho probably a bit more expensive (but worth it in the long run)... No financial interest in any of the above, just passing along info... |
Lots of kits at URL:
http://ac6v.com/kits.htm Homebrew projects at URL: http://ac6v.com/homebrew.htm -- 73 From The Wilderness Keyboard ======================= "asdf" wrote in message ... George Rachor wrote: New to this discussion... Can anyone suggest other kit manufactures? |
Lots of kits at URL:
http://ac6v.com/kits.htm Homebrew projects at URL: http://ac6v.com/homebrew.htm -- 73 From The Wilderness Keyboard ======================= "asdf" wrote in message ... George Rachor wrote: New to this discussion... Can anyone suggest other kit manufactures? |
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