Need a kit recomendation (off topic a little)

[Alan Price-3]

I purchased an AM radio kit for my five year old grandson.  It was a piece of #@#$%!  Did not even work when I completed it.  Does anyone know of a simple radio kit (like the old Heath crystal radio kit) that is of decent quality?  He was so disappointed, I was also.  He loves to listen while make HF contacts using my K3.  
 
73
Alan
W1HYV
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[TJ Campie]

Alan, look at the Ten Tec kits - they have a few receivers and their kits
are top notch.  They're regens so you know they're simple!

Good luck
73,Tom W0EA

On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Alan Price <[hidden email]> wrote:

>
> I purchased an AM radio kit for my five year old grandson.  It was a piece
> of #@#$%!  Did not even work when I completed it.  Does anyone know of a
> simple radio kit (like the old Heath crystal radio kit) that is of decent
> quality?  He was so disappointed, I was also.  He loves to listen while make
> HF contacts using my K3.
>
> 73
> Alan
> W1HYV
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[hf4me]

You might look at the "Softrock 40" small board.  Great capability.  It does
have some SMT surface mount chips on it.  I am sure you can get some help
with them if you need to like I did for the first time. Small, cheap  (was
$10 in the beginning).  It is a receiver or a single band or another kit I
think has up to 4 bands and it sends data to the PC and decodes CW and audio
SSB and even psk I think.  The display looks like a spectrum scope and you
click and it decodes or you hear the ssb audio.  Neat.  The K3 version (vs
40, 20 , 15, 10 meter versiond) can also be used as a spectrum display for
the K3 I am told.

73,. Jim

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Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 10:45 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] Need a kit recomendation (off topic a little)



I purchased an AM radio kit for my five year old grandson.  It was a piece
of #@#$%!  Did not even work when I completed it.  Does anyone know of a
simple radio kit (like the old Heath crystal radio kit) that is of decent
quality?  He was so disappointed, I was also.  He loves to listen while make
HF contacts using my K3.

73
Alan
W1HYV
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[John Gibson]

Hi Alan,

Please consider MFJ's 8100K regenerative receiver kit. It provides reasonable
shortwave performance, and its regeneration control can be adjusted for ssb
and cw reception. The radio's open layout makes it a good kit for beginners,
and the $80 price includes a nice case. The kit assembly even requires the
winding of one toroid.

I used to teach an "Introduction to Radio" course for liberal arts students, most
of whom had never before seen a soldering iron. They had a ball building these
radios, and the few radios that did not work when first turned on were easy to
troubleshoot.

73,
John, no8v

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>Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:45:05 -0700
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<[hidden email]>)
>Subject: [Elecraft] Need a kit recomendation (off topic a little)  
>To: Elecraft <[hidden email]>
>
>
>I purchased an AM radio kit for my five year old grandson.  It was a piece of
#@#$%!  Did not even work when I completed it.  Does anyone know of a simple
radio kit (like the old Heath crystal radio kit) that is of decent quality?  He was so
disappointed, I was also.  He loves to listen while make HF contacts using my
K3.  
>
>73
>Alan
>W1HYV
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[Arthur Delibert]

I built the Ten Tec 1254 several years ago and found it to be straightforward to build and an excellent performer.  When I needed a bit of help, Ten Tec service provided it.
 
The reviews in "Passport to World Band Radio" describe it as "the only world band receiver kit worth considering."

--Art Delibert, KB3FJO

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> Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:45:05 -0700
> Subject: [Elecraft] Need a kit recomendation (off topic a little)
>
>
> I purchased an AM radio kit for my five year old grandson. It was a piece of #@#$%! Did not even work when I completed it. Does anyone know of a simple radio kit (like the old Heath crystal radio kit) that is of decent quality? He was so disappointed, I was also. He loves to listen while make HF contacts using my K3.
>
> 73
> Alan
> W1HYV
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[daleputnam]

Hi Alan and all,

  You might want to consider rolling your own, with a homemade coil, a slider for the coil, grab a polycon or air variable, a set of headphones. Now the decision, a pin and a piece of galena, or a razor blade... or dissimilar metal contact... and a long wire antenna... make it your self... or rather let him make it himself... with a lotta help, and watch his eyes light up when he hears things.

  Nothing better than getting him started early working with his hands, and watching what he makes work, just like it is supposed to... well.. maybe after some adjustments.... but then even any of the Elecraft products need final checkout, and in some cases a bit of alignment too. But, they have all been built by folks that enjoy working with their hands.

--... ...-- Dale - WC7S in Wy


 


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[K2QI]

I second the MFJ regenerative SW kit.  Nice little product at a reasonable
price!  

73 de James K2QI

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[mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of John H Gibson
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 10:19 PM
To: Alan Price; Elecraft
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Need a kit recomendation (off topic a little)

Hi Alan,

Please consider MFJ's 8100K regenerative receiver kit. It provides
reasonable
shortwave performance, and its regeneration control can be adjusted for ssb
and cw reception. The radio's open layout makes it a good kit for beginners,

and the $80 price includes a nice case. The kit assembly even requires the
winding of one toroid.

I used to teach an "Introduction to Radio" course for liberal arts students,
most
of whom had never before seen a soldering iron. They had a ball building
these
radios, and the few radios that did not work when first turned on were easy
to
troubleshoot.

73,
John, no8v

---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:45:05 -0700
>From: [hidden email] (on behalf of Alan Price
<[hidden email]>)
>Subject: [Elecraft] Need a kit recomendation (off topic a little)  
>To: Elecraft <[hidden email]>
>
>
>I purchased an AM radio kit for my five year old grandson.  It was a piece
of
#@#$%!  Did not even work when I completed it.  Does anyone know of a simple

radio kit (like the old Heath crystal radio kit) that is of decent quality?
He was so
disappointed, I was also.  He loves to listen while make HF contacts using
my
K3.  
>
>73
>Alan
>W1HYV
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[Don Wilhelm-4]

While I agree that a regen kit would be a good receiver, remember that
this is for a 5 year old, and a regen receiver requires 'two handed'
tuning - one hand on the VFO knob and another on the regen control.  A 5
year old needs a single control receiver IMHO.

73,
Don W3FPR

James Sarte wrote:
> I second the MFJ regenerative SW kit.  Nice little product at a reasonable
> price!  
>
> 73 de James K2QI
>  
>
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[K2QI]

Good point Don, I hadn't thought of that. But then again, this kit could
double up as a motor-skill improvement device for the little one.

James K2QI

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Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 10:47 PM
To: James Sarte
Cc: [hidden email]; 'Alan Price'; 'Elecraft'
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Need a kit recomendation (off topic a little)

While I agree that a regen kit would be a good receiver, remember that
this is for a 5 year old, and a regen receiver requires 'two handed'
tuning - one hand on the VFO knob and another on the regen control.  A 5
year old needs a single control receiver IMHO.

73,
Don W3FPR

James Sarte wrote:
> I second the MFJ regenerative SW kit.  Nice little product at a reasonable
> price!  
>
> 73 de James K2QI
>  
>

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