Just go to http://soldersmoke.com. On that archive page, just click on the blue hyperlinks and your audio player should play that episode.
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I think we should start calling these "Quarantine Rigs." Many of us are pulling off the shelves rigs that we started a while back but then put aside. Now, with the pandemic, we have the time (and the need!) to work on them. I like Peter's BITX receiver video, especially the part in the beginning where he wipes the grime and oxidation off the long-neglected copper-clad board. Follow Peter's lead: Pull those old projects off the shelf. Get them going. Now is the time. SITS! Melt solder and flatten the curve. Thanks Peter.
If you clean the board real well, spraying it with clear Krylon keeps boards looking new. I never had problems soldering after I sprayed a blank board with Krylon.
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