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Six Transistor AM Radio Kit Of Parts Using Solderless Breadboard To Make MW Receiver with Fully Detailed Online Instructions 5060971140018
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Handmade
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Materials: Transistor, Loudspeaker, Variable Capacitor, Resistors, Capacitors, Ferrite Rod, Plug In Breadboard, Diode
Six Transistor AM Radio Kit Of Parts Using Solderless Breadboard To Make MW Receiver with Fully Detailed Online Instructions
This is a kit of electronic parts which will allow you to build a MW AM transistor radio using modern parts as detailed at the following link:
www.usefulcomponents.com/main_contents/projects/breadboard_trf_radio/breadboard_trf_radio.html
This is the Bill Of Materials:
Bill Of Materials
Electronics Parts Included in the Kit
Qty Refs Type Value
1 VC1 variable capacitor 200PF approx
1 L1 ferrite rod d=9.5mm, l=100mm see text
2 R1,R3 resistor 1K
1 R11 resistor 470R
1 R12 resistor 1.8K
3 R2,R4,R8 resistor 6.8K
1 R7 resistor 12K
1 R9 resistor 27K
3 R5,R14,R15 resistor 47K
1 R10 resistor 100K
1 R6 resistor 330K
2 R13, R16 resistor 220R
1 VR1 volume pot pcb 10K
1 C9 ceramic capacitor 68pF
5 C1,C2,C3,C4,C5 ceramic capacitor 10NF
1 C6 ceramic capacitor 100NF
1 C7 electrolytic capacitor 10UF
1 C8 NP elec capacitor 4.7UF
4 C10,C11,C12,C13 electrolytic capacitor 100UF
2 D1,D2 diode 1N4148
1 Q4 NPN audio transistor BC549C
1 Q3 PNP audio transistor BC560C
1 Q5 NPN driver transistor BD139
1 Q6 PNP driver transistor BD140
2 Q1,Q2 NPN RF transistor BF199
Miscellaneous
1 LS1 65mm 8R loudspeaker
1 J1 PP3 battery clip
1 S1 slide switch pcb
1 plug-in breadboard
1 3A 3-way terminal strip
2 M2.5 bolts 4mm
4 M2.5 washers
1 short shaft control knob
1 single core wire 4m
Extras Not Supplied
Paper glue
Paper
Small screwdriver
Scissors
Sticky tape
Small wire cutters
Craft Knife
PP3 9V Battery
All the build information is provided online so that easy updates can be added. Please refresh the page using the F5 key before starting out, just in case an update has been made. There is no paper documentation supplied. People have had plenty of success with this tried and tested design. If you put the parts in the right places and build as described, you'll have an instant school science project. There are some additional experiments described on the web-page for that bit of extra credit.
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31 reviews
5 out of 5 starswonderful Etsy Seller, provided excellent after sales support. The kit itself was beautifully packaged and we were excited to put together. thank you.
Daniel 26 Feb, 2022
one item missing no assembly instructions
Response from Henry Walmsley
All the fully detailed assembly instructions are available online as noted in the title, listing details, and in my immediate response to your message. This is the only missing item that I was made aware of. I take great care to avoid any missing items and will always send replacements.
tony williams 15 Jun, 2022
Hi excellent product but I didn’t get any instructions! Could you assist please?
Alec 26 Dec, 2021
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