tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post8268157581083417809..comments2024-03-28T08:01:27.111-04:00Comments on SolderSmoke Daily News: FT-817 Remote Access and The Perils of PC Board EtchingBill Mearahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07662500663603350847noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-31809176859230774492011-08-22T09:09:54.578-04:002011-08-22T09:09:54.578-04:00Etching PCBs. That brings back memories! I thought...Etching PCBs. That brings back memories! I thought I was an expert at etching boards until I tried building a video card for an IBM PC. All those integrated circuits, packed close together, make for VERY small traces. I ended up with so many "Engineering Change Wires" that it would have been easier to wire-wrap the design instead of using a PCB.<br /><br />Mike - Keep plugging away at your software. Anything you love doing that expands your knowledge is a good thing!<br /><br />73,<br />Bob KE5VLIBobGeiselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11053324085393105315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-35018327807106931482011-08-21T17:19:02.801-04:002011-08-21T17:19:02.801-04:00Speaking of glass jars...Many years after the &quo...Speaking of glass jars...Many years after the "tin" incident I knew if you heated the solution a little it would etch faster so I put the solution in a peanut butter jar and put it on the stove on low...and of course cracked the bottom off of the jar on the top of the stove!<br /><br />Mike WA3OAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-89847269246275088842011-08-21T16:06:26.528-04:002011-08-21T16:06:26.528-04:00hi mike,
yes I too relate to Bills experience. Its...hi mike,<br />yes I too relate to Bills experience. Its a cracking book.<br /><br />However I did laugh at your etching experiment in the tin. Myself from somewhere I did learn that it should be kept away from metal containers. So I kept mine in a glass jar. Actually it was an old Beetroot jar, complete with label.<br /> <br />My mother came across it one day, when she was making a salad to go with dinner, and we nearly ended up with a Ferric Chloride salad dressing.<br />Mothers are the unsung hero's of fledgling radio ham's for sure.<br /><br />You go ahead and develop your software ideas. To me, facebook sounds like a complete waste of time from the beginning. That's why I don't have a multimillion dollar website. Millions of other people think differently. Ignore your other ham friends comments and get on with it. 100's of other hams are waiting to thank you for it. Personally, it sounds great.<br /><br />2E0CHKAexhttp://www.concept9.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590176649168185428.post-84887652036116067252011-08-21T15:37:16.987-04:002011-08-21T15:37:16.987-04:00Hi Bill, I would like to beta test WA3O software, ...Hi Bill, I would like to beta test WA3O software, I have a FT817 and control it now with hamradio deluxe. <br /><br />-Dan WA6PZBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com