[Boatanchors] One-Two Tube Radios

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

In 1946?  Hmmm. You are a lot older than I thought Bob! I was born that year. 	


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From: WBob <wolfbob@csnsys.com>
To: Duane Fischer, W8DBF <dfischer@USOL.COM>
Cc: boatanchors@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] One-Two Tube Radios
Date: Monday, March 31, 2003 8:30 PM

In QST last month (April) has a complete transceiver that will fit in a Altoids
can 
(2x3x1/2 in) and costs $27.00. No surface mounts and even has sockets for the
ICs.

My first receiver was a kit from the back of Popular Mechanics for a two tube 
superhet. It covered 10-20 Mhz and had a 6K8 (or some triode-heptode) and a dual

triode (6SN7?). The IF transformer was wound on the cardboard that was removed
from 
the 20-20/150 filter cap. It has a selenium rectifier. I think the IF amp was
the same 
as the RF amp mixer in some kind of re-entrant sharing.  Anyway I got my first
taste 
of 20 meters...this was about 1946.

WBob

Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:
> 	
> 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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