Joe ) writes:
I used to have an Edsyn solder station that I bought from Radio Shack
about 5 or 6 years ago for around $50.00.

It got lost in my cross-country move.

I'd like to get something of similar quality and not spend more than
around $50 or $60.

At most I solder maybe 200 connections in a year. I also have a soldering
"gun" for heavier soldering, so the one I'm looking for will be for
components that typically mount on a PCB.

Anybody know of a solder station on special, or a favorite that fits my
needs and roughly my price range?

I've had soldering irons for 35 years, most of my life, and I've never
had anything more than just an iron. I suspect if you are making so
few connections that you can count them, there isn't a big need for
anything more than a twenty dollar iron. Just make sure the tips
can be replaced, and that they are plated (with whatever they are
commonly plated with, it's been so long since I've needed to buy
a new tip, I forget).

For most of that time, I've bought modular irons, again I forget
who makes them since much of that time I've bought them as Radio
Shack branded irons. So you can change the heating element, and
the tip, for a lot of flexibility that I've never really taken
advantage of. But changeable tips are useful if you want to do
some really fine work at times.

Toss in a stand of some sort.

At least, that's the way I'm reading your question. "Soldering
station" to me implies a fancier iron with some sort of constant
temperature control, and that is overkill for occasional use.

Michael