Ottawa Amateur Radio Club

LXCL: (includes basic soldering materials like tweezers, side cutters, solder, solder wick and paste, practice components and kit)

General Admission - OARC Member

LXCL:Non-members are welcome but pay a slightly higher cost. (includes basic soldering materials like tweezers, side cutters, solder, solder wick and paste, practice components and kit)

General Admission - OARC Non-member

Join us for the OARC Soldering Skills workshop (Winter 2027)! Fun, hands-on sessions where you will develop soldering skills for printed circuit board (PCB) assembly, including surface-mount components. Session dates: Session 1 (6 Dec): Tools of the trade&nbsp;and consumables you are going to need and how much you should spend.&nbsp;Then there will be a one-month break so that you have the opportunity to acquire stuff.&nbsp; Session 2 (10 Jan): Soldering wires together.&nbsp;How to create several types of joints for various needs and how to waterproof them. Participants will be supplied with wire, solder, and weatherproofing materials.&nbsp; Session 3 (17 Jan): Solder leaded components into a printed circuit board&nbsp;then remove some of them. We will demonstrate the best techniques and show how to tell a good solder joint from a bad one. Participants will be provided with both a number of components and a PCB. Together we will examine the quality of the solder joints to provide feedback as the soldering task progresses. &nbsp; Session 4 (24 Jan): Surface Mount.&nbsp;After a talk about how to best solder a variety of surface mount components, participants will be provided with both SMD parts and a PCB, and will install different components the remove some. Together we will provide feedback on the soldering quality and participants will also be able to inspect their solder joints using a microscope.&nbsp; Session 5 (31 Jan): Kit building.&nbsp;The participants will be provided a simple kit that has both thru hole and SMD components.&nbsp; Session 6 (7 Feb): More kit building.&nbsp;Finish the kit started in session 5, bring your own kit, or select one from a variety of kits I will have on hand. This time can also be used to review and ask questions about any aspect of soldering.&nbsp;

Join us for the OARC Soldering Skills workshop (Winter 2027)! Fun, hands-on sessions where you will develop soldering skills for printed circuit board (PCB) assembly, including surface-mount components. Session dates: Session 1 (6 Dec): Tools of the trade and consumables you are going to need and how much you should spend. Then there will be a one-month break so that you have the opportunity to acquire stuff.  Session 2 (10 Jan): Soldering wires together. How to create several types of joints for various needs and how to waterproof them. Participants will be supplied with wire, solder, and weatherproofing materials.  Session 3 (17 Jan): Solder leaded components into a printed circuit board then remove some of them. We will demonstrate the best techniques and show how to tell a good solder joint from a bad one. Participants will be provided with both a number of components and a PCB. Together we will examine the quality of the solder joints to provide feedback as the soldering task progresses.   Session 4 (24 Jan): Surface Mount. After a talk about how to best solder a variety of surface mount components, participants will be provided with both SMD parts and a PCB, and will install different components the remove some. Together we will provide feedback on the soldering quality and participants will also be able to inspect their solder joints using a microscope.  Session 5 (31 Jan): Kit building. The participants will be provided a simple kit that has both thru hole and SMD components.  Session 6 (7 Feb): More kit building. Finish the kit started in session 5, bring your own kit, or select one from a variety of kits I will have on hand. This time can also be used to review and ask questions about any aspect of soldering.

Ottawa Amateur Radio Club

OARC - Workshop - Soldering Skills (Winter 2027)

1178 Rainbow St

General Admission - OARC Member

$31

General Admission - OARC Non-member

$41