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Brand | Elenco |
Color | RED |
Special Feature | Lightweight |
Connectivity Technology | Auxiliary |
Product Dimensions | 13"L x 9"W x 0.75"H |
Tuner Technology | FM |
Style | Standard |
Power Source | Corded Electric |
Radio Bands Supported | FM |
Included Components | Owner's Manual |
About this item
- Build this kit to assemble a monophonic FM receiver (88-108mhz) with electronic auto-scan
- Will help you understand the basics of working with printed circuit boards
- Become familiar with a variety of electronic components
- Develop good soldering skills
- For 30 years Elenco has been using their strong engineering and design skills to develop reliable, affordable electronic test equipment, tools, and educational kits
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Giftable | 4.0 | — | 4.8 | 3.6 | — | 4.3 |
Easy to assemble | 3.8 | — | 4.6 | 3.9 | — | — |
Value for money | 3.6 | — | — | 3.9 | — | 4.6 |
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power source | Corded Electric | Battery Powered | Battery Powered | Battery Powered | Battery Powered | dc |
supported bands | FM | FM, AM | FM | FM | FM | FM |
connectivity tech | Auxiliary | — | — | — | USB | USB |
hardware interface | 3 5 mm audio | 2 5 mm audio | usb | usb | usb | usb2.0 micro a |
frequency | 108 MHz | 108 MHz | 108 MHz | 108 MHz | 108 MHz | 108 MHz |
voltage | — | — | — | 3 volts | 5 volts | 5 volts |
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Customer Reviews |
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STEM Education | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Minimum Age | 13+ | 12+ | 8+ | 8+ | 10+ |
Practical Skills | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Batteries Required | None | None | None | ✓ | ✓ |
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Customer Review: Wonderful little radio, a bit quirky
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Customer Review: Excelent quality, great manual
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Customer Review: This is a very nice little kit
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Customer Review: Great for learning!
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 13 x 9 x 0.75 inches |
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Item Weight | 1.6 ounces |
ASIN | B004YHZE0G |
Item model number | FM-88K |
Customer Reviews |
4.4 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #105,104 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) #1,070 in Educational Science Kits |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | April 14, 2011 |
Manufacturer | Elenco Electronics LLC |
Country of Origin | Myanmar |
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Product Description
Product Description
Build this kit to assemble a monophonic FM receiver (88-108mhz) with electronic auto-scan Will help you understand the basics of working with printed circuit boards Become familiar with a variety of electronic components Develop good soldering skills For 30 years Elenco has been using their strong engineering and design skills to develop reliable, affordable electronic test equipment, tools, and educational kits
From the Manufacturer
This kit is a monophonic FM (frequency modulation) receiver designed to receive FM signals in the frequency range (88-108mhz) it uses electronic auto-scan to search for FM stations. This scan system is done with two button switches-one switch scans up, the other resets to the start of the tuning position.
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Customers find the radio easy to assemble with detailed instructions. They also say it's fun and an enjoyable little project. Customers appreciate the educational description of the various components. They like the value, and appearance of the product. However, some customers differ on quality, performance, and sound quality.
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Customers find the radio easy to assemble. They appreciate the detailed assembly guide, which makes everything easy to learn. They say the directions are perfect for young and old, and the pads are large and easy to teach a kid to solder for the first time. Customers also say the kit comes with all the parts and materials needed to erect a home made radio.
"...The instruction manual is clear and easy to follow, and it provides step-by-step instructions for each step of the build process." Read more
"...I have built two of these so far. This is a super fun, quick build and it sounds great...." Read more
"...I found this kit to be very well-designed and easy to assemble. For the price, it is excellent...." Read more
"...Assembly is suitable for a beginner like me - just be careful soldering around the battery holder so you don't melt the plastic...." Read more
Customers find the radio set to be an enjoyable little project. They say it's fun to build, and a great hobby to show off. Customers also say it is a good way to play for a couple of hours, and is able to teach kids how to solder.
"...If you have access to an oscilloscope, this is a fun little kit to probe around!..." Read more
"...who likes to solder or is just starting out, because it is a fun little kit." Read more
"...Overall it’s a fun little practice set, but it’s not expensive and easily broken so take extra precaution." Read more
"...I'll buy them all. It's a good way to play for a couple of hours." Read more
Customers find the documentation of the radio kit very helpful and informative. They appreciate the educational description of the various components, and the additional information about radio and circuit theory. They also mention that the instructions are very detailed and well organized.
"The Elenco FM Radio Kit is a great way to learn about electronics and how to build a radio...." Read more
"...(easy to follow assembly instructions, clearly labeled components and PCB, large soldering pads, a fun end-goal of producing your own..." Read more
"...They include some explanation of component markings and theory behind the working of the radio. There is also a small quiz at the end...." Read more
"...The instructions are well written and illustrated. Included is a good explanation of how the radio works and its different sections...." Read more
Customers find the radio to be a good buy, worth the money, and a decent product. They also say it's a great learning project for the price and easy to follow. Customers also mention that the kit is inexpensive and not cheap or loose.
"...So yes it’s good for learning on mainly because it’s so cheap...." Read more
"...The build process is straightforward, and all the parts are of reasonable quality for a kit like this...." Read more
"...The instruction manual walks you through everythingThe kit is inexpensive.Radio reception is adequate...." Read more
"...Other than the board quality being on the low side, this is a decent product." Read more
Customers like the appearance of the radio. They say it's well designed, and the circuit board is beautifully laid out. Customers also mention that the small parts are nicely laid out and labelled on a strip of tape.
"This is a really nice little kit. I have built two of these so far...." Read more
"...I found this kit to be very well-designed and easy to assemble. For the price, it is excellent...." Read more
"...bag which is a little off putting at first, but most small parts are nicely laid out and labelled on strip of cardboard...." Read more
"...This FM kit is really a work of art. The board is beautifully detail and it was well packaged, presented and laid out...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the radio. Some mention it's a very good kit with excellent instructions, and a fairly good little radio. However, others say that the solder that comes with it is very low quality, and the radio has critical defects. The PCB board is a bit flimsy, and some customers report issues with the battery case.
"...It comes with everything you need to build a working FM radio, a printed circuit board, electronic components, and a step-by-step instruction manual...." Read more
"...A couple of quirks, though...The first one I built came with a bad LM386 IC, but the voltage tests in the manual helped me to realize what the..." Read more
"...For the price, it is excellent...." Read more
"...There are a good variety of components to get practice with...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the radio. Some mention that it works very well, while others say that it didn't work. The directions are very thorough and show how most of the components work. However, some customers say that the radio didn' t work after they had finished the assembly.
"...The radio itself, once built, performs quite well after alignment (if you have bad performance, don't skip that step)...." Read more
"...The audio is very loud and clear and the volume knob works great.There are a good variety of components to get practice with...." Read more
"Was very excited to build this project, however I could not get it to work...." Read more
"...The instructions were clearly labeled and gave good descriptions of how everything worked and went together...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the sound quality of the radio. Some mention that it sounds great, stations tune in loud and clear, and the volume control pot seems really good. Others say that the sound is mediocre, incredibly loud, and drifting stations that were barely audible. The SCAN button is optional and installing it will make the sound louder. However, some customers also mention that they occasionally get a clicking sound.
"...give it the little speaker a bit more presence and the sound quality is surprisingly nice." Read more
"...Picks up a lot of stations, and while the sound quality isn't amazing, its perfectly suitable for an old-school transistor radio like this, and it..." Read more
"...The audio amp section is very loud. Tuning can be a little odd, as you can only "tune-up."..." Read more
"...Be aware too, that this is a very basic radio, it is mono, not stereo, there is no frequency display either...." Read more
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As for the finished project, I find myself listening to this little radio all the time. I have it propped up against a wooden box with a couple handkerchiefs in it to give it the little speaker a bit more presence and the sound quality is surprisingly nice.
This kit would be great for a teenager's introduction to soldering (easy to follow assembly instructions, clearly labeled components and PCB, large soldering pads, a fun end-goal of producing your own radio), but probably just "okay" as an educational tool in teaching radio design to a young engineer. I understood the circuit descriptions and educational aspects found in the instruction manual, but I'm already familiar with those concepts. I think it'd be difficult to understand a lot of the provided circuit description and radio theory if I wasn't already familiar with the information. Another thing limiting this kit as an educational tool in radio fundamentals is the inclusion of an integrated circuit in the core of the receiver design. This makes everything more abstract from an educational perspective.
I just checked around on Amazon, and there are several other Elenco radio kits available. Some of those are specifically "transistor" versions which involve no integrated circuits. That may mean twice as many components for you to solder, but it'd probably make for a better educational tool in teaching radio fundamentals.
Two final tips:
The kit features large soldering pads and lead-free solder. I support both of these choices for a beginner's kit (lots of space for your soldering iron, and no lead around children), but that combination can actually make soldering tricky because large pads sink more heat, and lead-free solder doesn't melt until higher temperatures. You'll probably want to use a chisel-tip on your soldering iron, and wet the tip with a bit of solder to help with heat transfer.
If you have access to an oscilloscope, this is a fun little kit to probe around! The carrier frequency (~100 MHz) may be outside your scope's bandwidth, but most of the receiver circuitry operates at an intermediate frequency of 70 kHz, and the audio portion will be around ~1 kHz, both of which you can easily measure. So you can observe the ~1mV frequency-modulated 70 kHz IF signal on one channel, and on a second channel bring up the ~0.1V audio signal going to the speaker. Or probe anywhere along the chain rather easily. Fun stuff.
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Tout est bien prévu, sauf qu'il faut d'abord traduire les textes en Français pour éviter les petites erreurs de montage.
Il faut un petit fer à souder à bout très fin. Il fournissent l'étain, mais j'ai utilisé le mien (il contient
un peu de Pb) car il fond plus rapidement. Il faut bien aérer avec un ventilo.
Le plus difficile, c'est de régler les spires pour une meilleure réception. Il fonctionne fort et clair si les soudures sont réussies : bien inspecter chaque soudure en cas de bruit bizarre et si besoin titiller chaque
composant.
Reviewed in Singapore on April 25, 2022
Volume control not very smooth and probably have space to improve the accuracy for circuit design;
It'd be good to have digital LED display for the chosen FM radio frequency;
If a simple radio case can be provided would be even more desirable;