On Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:20:37 GMT, "Joe"
wrote:

Mouser sells them too, but I don't know how to work with surface mounted
parts.

Since the inductor is only a two "pin" component and assume you have
two PCB tracks at a suitable distance from each other, soldering
should not be a problem even without SMD experience. Using a toothpick
or some other device to keep the component steady, first solder one
end, let it cool for awhile and then solder the other end.

By the way, what type of capacitor are you using for that 8 pF ? If it
is a leaded component, it might have quite a few nH of wire
inductance. In addition to the SMD inductor, I would also recommend a
SMD capacitor, since these have a lower self inductance. Soldering it
close to the inductor should not be any harder.

I suggest that you buy some cheap SMD resistors or capacitors with the
same size package as the inductor or capacitor you are going to use
and solder these to a Vero 0.1" strip board to get some confidence in
SMD soldering, before installing the real components into the module.

Paul OH3LWR