Product Description

This kit comes with an informative 52 page training manual divided into 9 lessons; Audio Amplifier, AM Detector, AM IF, AM Amplifier, AM Mixer, & Oscillator, FM Detector, 1st FM IF, 2nd FM IF, and FM RF Stages. "Superheterodyne" receiver of standard AM

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9563 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Elenco
• Model: AMFM108K
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds

Features

• Learn all about AM/FM radio design & theory!
• Build a high performance radio with an IC!
• Step-by-step assembly and test procedures
• Great for student projects
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Customer Reviews

Excellent kit
If you're a tech buff, you'll love this. I'm building this for my Auto/mechanics class in High School, and this is my latest project. I love it. I've finished the AM part and am halfway through the FM part, and the AM part worked the first time I tried it. It sounds very loud and clear after adjusting the coils. Putting it together was an awesome experience, and I couldn't wipe that grin off my face when I turned it on and it worked. The instructions are very clear, they get straight to the point and have you do some testing with a multimeter along the way to make sure you didn't screw anything up. Great kit, just three tips:

Don't drop the AM antenna. It is little more than a bar of iron, and it WILL crack into several pieces.

Don't forget to put the plastic o-ring under the volume potentiometer.

On the AM/FM tuning gang capacitor, make sure you put the two screws on first BEFORE soldering it to the board. If you don't do this, it will cause the PCB to noticeably bend, and that's no fun.

A kit builder's dream
I'll make this short. If like me, you miss building those kits--this is the one you want. At first I thought it would be too easy--I haven't done it yet, but I did open the box and give it the 'quick once over'.

Apparently, it is 'just' complicated enough to keep my interest--I would have perferred building my own cabinet stereo...but they don't exist anymore. So I settled for this little one. Oh yes, this comes with a small speaker.

All you technos who want to build your own radio (including the soldering and circuit board parts) that will fit into a small shoe box...this is the one to get! (it was also the only one I could find on the internet--those Snap-on and Spring Clips aren't my bag).

So, it gets my five star rating.

BYE!

AM/FM Radio Kit
This product can neatly packaged with well written instructions. I have built kits before, but this one contained testing instructions that are done during the building phase. If you like to build small projects, this kit is an ideal project to fill that need.