[Boatanchors] One-Two Tube Radios

Mon, 31 Mar 2003 20:11:33 -0500

Antique Electronic Supply has a few one and two tube models.  I am not
sure
from the description how they go together.  You might need to call them.
Their WEB site is http://www.tubesandmore.com/.

73 de Mike, W1NR

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Duane Fischer,
W8DBF
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 7:57 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Boatanchors] One-Two Tube Radios

Does anyone on this planet produce a radio kit anymore for building a
one or two
tube radio receiver? I remember when I read plans for one in either
Popular
Electronics or some radio projects book I got from the Book Mobile
(remember
them?) in the late fifties. I do recall that some Boy Scout handbooks
did have
plans for them also. But I never got involved in the Boy Scouts - Got
kicke dout
of the Girl Scouts!

I would like to find such a kit, if they exist, for my grandson to
build.
Because I am totally blind, helping him solder is a greater danger to
him than
to me! I would love to find a breadboard design that used clips, as
opposed to
soldering, every connection.

I do NOT want to seek on the Bay of E, as even if I found an old kit,
the
components would likely be good for nothing more than a grab bag at a
Ham Fest!

Three years ago, somebody, and even me with my near photogenic memory,
can not
remember who, sent me a crystal set kit he put together for my grandson
to
build. It had a wood base with an Aluminum front panel. Very
professional in
appearance. Two variable capacitors for tuning, toggle switch to select
upper or
lower end of the MW band, headphone jack and more. All four of the coil
forms
were pvc tubing and pre-drilled. I mounted the screws and the grandson
would the
coils. We had a blast.

I can not work with this surface mount technology, hard to do when one
can see.
So I would like to find something I can work with to help the grandson
build a
one or two tube receiver. Anyone have any suggestions?

Duane W8DBF

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