Skyd
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Hey all - first I don't mean this to be a rehash of a similar thread about test equipment every ham should have.
Also, I've done extensive searching both on the google machine and here and I'm coming up a bit short (or maybe not) on the info I'm looking for. Perhaps my Google-Fu isn't good enough but I've found it very difficult to find a listing of radio radio repair tools and equipment. So let me tell you what I'm looking for and the items I already know about and see if I can get some input.
Hopefully this will also help anyone with similar questions in the future.
So I've dabbled in electronics since I was a kid and I have alot of the basic tools needed to perform basic repairs and diagnosis but I'm trying to put together a list so I can begin building out my workbench to do some radio repair.
My interest lie primarily in radios that are post vacuum tube era but pre SMT era. So mostly 80's and 90's stuff which is when I grew up and first got into radios and electronics. So without further ado, here's the list of things I already either have or know I should get:
- Flush cutters
- Wire strippers
- Digital Multi Meter (analog might be nice too)
- ESD safe tweezers
- Various pliers (needlenose especially)
- Precision screwdrivers
- Crimping tool and connectors
- Soldering Iron
- Solder sucker
- Solder, desoldering wick, tip tinner
- Flux pen
- 3rd hand
- alligator clips
- RF/SWR Meter and Dummy load
- Solder fume extractor
Eventually and/or nice to have:
- Oscilloscope
- Antenna analyzer
What else should I have or plan to get in the near future? I'm also not only willing, but prefer any test items I can either kit build or homebrew from scratch.
Thanks in advance and apolgies if this has been covered a zillion times, I couldn't find much other than what I've got pieced together already. I feel like I'm missing some useful items that I haven't found or thought of.
Also, I've done extensive searching both on the google machine and here and I'm coming up a bit short (or maybe not) on the info I'm looking for. Perhaps my Google-Fu isn't good enough but I've found it very difficult to find a listing of radio radio repair tools and equipment. So let me tell you what I'm looking for and the items I already know about and see if I can get some input.
Hopefully this will also help anyone with similar questions in the future.
So I've dabbled in electronics since I was a kid and I have alot of the basic tools needed to perform basic repairs and diagnosis but I'm trying to put together a list so I can begin building out my workbench to do some radio repair.
My interest lie primarily in radios that are post vacuum tube era but pre SMT era. So mostly 80's and 90's stuff which is when I grew up and first got into radios and electronics. So without further ado, here's the list of things I already either have or know I should get:
- Flush cutters
- Wire strippers
- Digital Multi Meter (analog might be nice too)
- ESD safe tweezers
- Various pliers (needlenose especially)
- Precision screwdrivers
- Crimping tool and connectors
- Soldering Iron
- Solder sucker
- Solder, desoldering wick, tip tinner
- Flux pen
- 3rd hand
- alligator clips
- RF/SWR Meter and Dummy load
- Solder fume extractor
Eventually and/or nice to have:
- Oscilloscope
- Antenna analyzer
What else should I have or plan to get in the near future? I'm also not only willing, but prefer any test items I can either kit build or homebrew from scratch.
Thanks in advance and apolgies if this has been covered a zillion times, I couldn't find much other than what I've got pieced together already. I feel like I'm missing some useful items that I haven't found or thought of.