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Cardboard Tube Radio Kit
While cruising Retro Thing, this cardboard tube radio kit caught my eye. It’s available for 49.95 EUR from Conrad International in Germany. I would have never thought about combining the warm character...
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Heathkit is back in business
Great news for kit builders! Legendary company Heathkit has started manufacturing kits again. Though their first line-up of products do not include radios, they are planning to cater to the amateur...
View ArticleA simple upgrade for your Ten-Tec Model 1254 shortwave receiver
In the video below, Alan (W2AEW), shows us the installation and basic operation of an upgraded micro-controller for the Ten Tec Model 1254 Superhet Receiver Kit. As Alan points out in the video, this...
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Making A Transistor Radio by George Dobbs
A sample illustration from “Making a Transistor Radio” Those of you who are ham radio operators (especially QRPers) are familiar with the name George Dobbs (G3RJV). In 1972, Reverend Dobbs wrote a book...
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Jeff designs an SDR “Go Kit” around the Softrock Ensemble
Jeffrey Fritz (WB1AAL) contacted me with details about his SDR (Software Defined Radio) “Go Kit” and has kindly allowed me to post it. Jeff writes: As a reader of the SWLing blog, I know that you are...
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The Spec-Ops Pack-Rat: A new go pack for my radio gear
The Spec-Ops Pack-Rat makes for an ideal radio gear bag and easily accommodates the Grundig G3 (Click to enlarge) As I’ve mentioned before, I love to travel with one bag and efficiently pack my radio...
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Designing a truly portable SDR
SWLing Post reader, London Shortwave, is working on a portable SDR (software defined radio) system based on his Toshiba Encore 8″ Windows tablet, FunCube Dongle Pro+, and supported by the excellent...
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Tecsun 2P3 AM radio kit
Many thanks to the excellent Herculodge blog for making me aware of this cool–nearly retro–Tecsun 2P3 AM Radio Receiver Kit on Amazon. Should be a fun, inexpensive and relatively simple through-hole...
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The Ozark Patrol regenerative receiver kit
Just learned that David Cripe (NM0S) has a new kit for sale: the Ozark Patrol regenerative receiver kit. The Ozark Patrol is a simple, straightforward kit, designed with beginners in mind. The kit...
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Building the Ozark Patrol regenerative receiver kit
Last week, I received the Ozark Patrol regenerative receiver kit that I had only ordered a few days prior. I was so eager to get started on the build, that I read the instructions, lined a cookie sheet...
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Video: Chris reviews the Tecsun 2P3 AM radio kit
SWLing Post reader, Chris, writes: “I just wanted to let you know that I just put together the Tecsun 2P3 AM radio kit over the holiday break. I wanted to also let you know that I made a YouTube review...
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Review of the SSTRAN AMT3000 AM transmitter kit
Regular SWLing Post readers know that I’m a sucker for vintage radios––especially those of the WWII era. Indeed, I’m pretty much a fan of anything from the 1930s and 40s. I love the technology of that...
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Crystal radio credit card receiver
On a tip from my good friend Dave Cripe (NM0S), I just purchased this cute crystal receiver kit from a UK-based seller on eBay. The price is 8 GPB plus 3.50 GPB for shipping. After PayPal currency...
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New Franzis shortwave radio kit
Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Franz Miller, who writes: “I’ve pasted a link below to the webpage at Conrad in Germany for yet another Franzis radio kit; no idea how good it is, but it looks...
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Tinkering with the Credit Card Crystal Radio
A few weeks ago, we published a short post about a credit card crystal radio from an eBay seller in the UK. I purchased a kit–at $17-18 US shipped, it’s quite a modest investment for what might be a...
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A three transistor homebrew shortwave radio
(Photo source: Instructables) SWLing Post contributor, Richard Langley, writes: Came across this site on building a 3-transistor shortwave radio similar to the kit offered by Radio Shack years ago:...
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Neil’s updated radio kit guide
My Ozark Patrol regenerative receiver kit Neil Goldstein, W2NDG, has just informed me that he’s updated his comprehensive radio kit guide which can be found at RadioKitGuide.com. Many thanks, Neil! The...
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Video: Stephen’s Poldhu Radio Kit
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Stephen Cooper, who recently shared a video on the SWLing chatroom: I’m a sucker for cute radio kits, so I purchased one of these from the UK-based seller on...
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National RF 75-NS-3 receiver kit
National RF, of California, has introduced a new “semi-kit” receiver: the RF 75-NS-3. Here’s an excerpt from the product description page of the National RF website: National RF’s 75-NS-3 receiver is...
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New from Heathkit: the Explorer Jr TRF AM radio receiver kit
The Heathkit Explorer Jr. (Image Source: Heathkit) Yes, the legendary Heathkit company is back and their first kit is a simple Tuned Radio Frequency (TRF) AM/mediumwave analog receiver: the Explorer...
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