[DCboatanchors] Vacuum Tube Regen AM Radio Kit from Japan

[Brian Carling]

This description of a REGEN kind opf makes me cringe, 
but maybe someone will enjoy it:

Bry

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FROM: Tom Curtola:

The link below is a "youtube" video of "toy" regen assembly.  The 
audio on the video is taken from the radio.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmVC6HqEWYY

I ordered this little toy vacuum tube radio kit from a company in 
Japan that makes all kinds of neat hobby kits, science and radio 
kits etc.  (www.hlj.com)

It went together in no time, as it's aimed at non-electronic types. 
  Basically just plastic chassis with a regenerative circuit board 
with all the components already soldered.  The builder merely snaps 
together the parts, screw them tight and winds the antenna loop.

I think it's a great little kit for someone to make with his child 
or grandchild.

It actually works quite well in the AM broadcast band.  There was 
some room left on the loop frame for some more windings, so I 
experimented with different turn-counts and settle for the 160m 
band, in addition to the AM broadcast band.

This radio now has 160m ham and 120m Shortwave Broadcast.  Though 
the 160m band is not very stable, I am able to copy W1AW but the 
radio drifts too much to copy SSB.

The shortwave broadcasts come through very nicely on the 120m band.

The link below will take you to my "youtube" video of the assembly 
and demonstration of the radio's audio.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmVC6HqEWYY

73,

Tom
VA3TY

PS: for those not familiar, 'youtube.com' is a site dedicated to the 
public that want to post videos.  Do a search on the site for 
various radio stuff and you'll be treated to many videos of hams who 
have posted videos of their DXpeditions, or stations etc.,

(FROM the GLOWBUGS list.)

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