Murania AM Radio Kit Build & Review
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- The Murania AM Radio Kit uses well made materials and is a joy to build. Designed and Sold by the Four State QRP Group, this Made in USA kit is an amazing introduction to the radio building hobby.
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Features I like about this radio kit:
Unique "Pittsburgh" method for soldering components on a PCB.
The PCB is clearly marked and can be built by using it alone.
PDF Instructions are very easy to understand.
Made in USA.
Customizing the circuit is easily done.
Prompt delivery.
Reception is good for locals and some semi locals.
Tuning LED.
Runs on a 9V battery.
Simple controls.
Attractive enclosure.
If your missing parts they are easily reached and will dispatch them quickly.
Features that could be improved or added:
Increase the depth of the enclosure by a half inch. Will help with battery placement. (though it may only be me)
Include extra components to perform customization of the existing circuit.
Overall, the price of the kit is more then most, but you are supporting a group of folks based here in the USA. The kit is so unique that you will take pride in the finished product and enjoy explaining how it works to others :)
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Dear Todderbert Sir, I write this post from India. I always had an affinity for radios even though I was born in 1990's when satellite television took my country by storm. It was a wonderful surprise finding your channel dedicated to radios. God spede you sir.
Thank you sir! Glad you found the channel, tons of videos coming up in the future :)
Awesome kit. Love the civil defence markings. That is what I loved about vintage radios. Now I want one of those to build. Thanks for the video. Good job. ☺
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The kit's creator David Cripe amateur call sign is NM0S which actually in the abbreviation for a transistor! Love that. *"A FET (Field Effect Transistor) is a voltage controlled device where its current carrying ability is changed by applying an electronic field. A commonly used type of FET is the Metal Oxide Semiconductor FET (MOSFET). MOSFET are widely used in integrated circuits and high speed switching applications"*
This is cool. Though I'd like to see a "breadboard" style model so I can do this as a little project with some kiddos without an iron
An inexpensive little tool that you might find helpful when soldering, desoldering, and making accurate bends is an ESD safe Beau Tech soldering tool having forked and reamer ends. Got mine decades ago in engineering school and it has been invaluable. Really enjoying your kit testing and evaluations. Keep up the great work.
I'm on my last day of IPC-610 class and almost choked when I saw you bending leads with your fingers like that lol
The radio works, so I did something right :)
That’s a WILD radio❗️
📻🙂
Cool art deco radio.
That speaker must be verry good. Thanks again for your time de kv4li 73
Why ?
You adjust the trimmer screws on the back of the veriable capacitor to drift the signal and calibrate the dial
Cool build! Looking forward to see what the mods accomplish.
Thanks Hylandar, I may have to source a few components. Hopefully selectivity improves along with sensitivity.
@todderbert
Love this kind of video review. It seems amazingly that electronic kit building is having a huge revival in the past 5-7 years. Have you ever considered buying a vintage unbuilt Heathkit and doing the build on video for review? Thanks.
@@watershed44 I don't have a good setup for overhead recording as I work. There is a tripod in front of me ;) I would love to build some of those Heathkits. I also have a CW transceiver that needs to be done..that could be a future episode. Also a collectible Archer AM radio kit was donated to the channel by Chuck.
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I actually built a mid 70s (75-76) 8 transistor AM radio ArcherKit from RS ! I used that thing forever and it was a very good receiver too!
It didn't break but I lost it when my family moved across country back in the early 80s....Miss that thing! The amazing thing was it was very good quality...something you didn't always expect from RS.
@@watershed44 I built a very similar Graymark 8 transistor kit back in high school in the early 70s. Our teacher wanted built by schematic only as that's the way to learn. Very good performer as we had good alignment equipment in the shop. Also built a AA5 tube radio as well.
I just went to their website....and the kit is 'Temporarily Out Of Stock'. Looks like I'll have to wait. I got a kick out of the Civil Defense logo - and the CONELRAD markings on the tuning dial. 'CONELRAD - 620 and 1240!' CONELRAD was replaced by the Emergency Broadcast System in 1964.
You can write them to ask about when they will have new kits put together, worth the wait. e1dslr@gmail.com
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Ps a piece of scrap wood did well in soldering the box. Took rubber band and slipped it over the outside and soldered the corners. . Went quick. Thanks again
You just know Todd, the next one has be a Heathkit😎
I love the Civil Defense logo and CONELRAD markings on the tuner. I collect that stuff so I may pick one of these up.
Excellent. A fun kit to build, now I am planning a modified version of the radio. Expect that video in a few weeks.
@@todderbert sadly, they are out of stock. I assume your video was a large part of that. I will watch for when more kits are available.
@@wolfsmith2865 You can always email the kit senders to see when they will have stock. They respond fast.
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Nice unit I went to there website they are out of stock. when they get more in I am going to purchase
I looked at some other kits they were out of stock this tells me they sell well and kit building is coming back.
I do miss the days when you could get Heathkits! they still sell one model $150.00 it does
have a variable tuning capacitor but $150.00 is high priced.
@PAPAROUS whats in the dirt
Wow I sorely miss HeathKits. They have actually returned to business but their selection is very limited, however they claim eventually they will expand and produce amateur and SW radio kits. I hope. I could never get enough of walking into the local HeathKit store in Frazier PA back in the late 70s and 80s as a child and drooling over all the cool electronics and amateur radio transceiver kits! The catalog was just as amazing...
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Looks like a fun build !
I'm astounded by the performance of that radio! I had one of those "boys radios" from Japan when I was a kid and growing up in a suburb of NYC, I could only pick up three stations with all those 50KW "flamethrowers" around me. I'm really impressed to the point that I will order one when it's back in stock. One thing that perplexes me is the variable capacitor. This one has four alignment screws. I've only seen two on an AM only set so I wonder what the other two are used for?
I know the variable capacitor had to have a bunch of extra legs removed so my guess is this part is used in other radio applications. Also the radio does use an IC(TA7642), so it contains more than one transistor :)
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I imagine you do all the handy work around the house. I can see I might not be very good at this.. I worked as a chef most of my life and have some technical knife skills but for some reason this looks like I might cause a terrific mess.
Start small, like peeling potatoes :)
I actually have good "starter" video coming up on kit building.
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Thank you, Sir.
WGN 720? Here in LA the strongest station is 720 ESPN
The US store that sells these is only shipping to places inside the USA. Do you have a link to the UK store for this product?
If you email them, they should give you a quote to your country.
That radio looks cool. Got a question, would it be possible to change the type of battery it requires from a 9v to some AA's?
most likely, I would email one of the builders on that site to ask about what changes you could make :)
No it’s against the law
They are fresh out of the kits.
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will you be listing the "mods" here?
just heard your answer, thanks, will be watching for you next video.
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