[slinkelist] Ramsey FM-10A and FM-25

[Mike Macgirvin]

> BTW, the other unit they sell, the FM100 kit for $249, is basically the FM25
> + LPA1 + STC1 all combined with a few extra frills added.  Like an LED
> frequency display and LED meters.  It is a bugger to assemble and I
> recommend buying it assembled for $399.  I had to repair one once and it has
> a multi-layer board and is harder to troubleshoot.

It appears that you can't buy it assembled unless you swear on a stack 
of bibles that it's going to another country. At least the export 
version is the only one I found assembled on the Ramsey site. I'd go 
ahead and build the fm25 but like others would rather spend my time more 
productively and let somebody with the requisite experience assemble it...


May bite the bullet and do it anyway - I'm no slouch at soldering; but 
just wish there were pre-built and guaranteed alternatives. The 
frequency LED and gain controls make a huge difference in overall 
usability over the FM-25 IMAO. (A=arrogant :-))