The "dead bug" way? I'm not sure what this means - please forgive me I'm
new to this :-)
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This is a method of construction where components are soldered to unetched
printed circuit board islands (made with a special rotary bit which only
removes a thin ring from the copper surface ) or to insulated PCB patches
glued onto the unetched PCB ,with ICs glued to the PCB with the legs up
(hence dead bug) and connected to other components .
If permissible ,additional 'connecting points' are achieved by soldering
high value resistors (a number of MegaOhms) perpendicularly onto the PCB
with the other end serving as the connecting point.

It is also called ugly construction . Extensive info on these methods is
given in an excellent book for homebrewers :
"Experimental Methods in RF Design" Chapter 1. ; published by ARRL.

Frank GM0CSZ / KN6WH