FM Radio Soldering Kit with Tools

Product Description

You can learn to solder by building a working FM radio!

The ELENCO® FM-88K Kit is a monophonic, two-IC, 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.

The unique design of this radio kit allows you to place the parts over the corresponding symbols in the schematic drawing on the surface of the printed circuit board. This technique maximizes the learning process, while keeping the chance of assembly error at a minimum.

Soldering troubleshooting images will help you understand if you've made the connections properly.

To simplify troubleshooting the FM radio, it is constructed in two sections (Audio and RF). There are two IC’s, one for the audio section, the other for the RF. The RF IC is surface mounted (SM-IC), pre-installed on the high quality printed circuit board.

This kit includes everything you need to assemble the radio, including the soldering iron, safety glasses, circuit board, all the circuits, knobs, and battery compartment, and the lead-free solder, and the instruction manual explains how the modulation works.

FM Radio Soldering Kit with Tools

Learn to solder by turning a circuit board into an FM radio

Encourages interest in engineering, tool use, mechanics, trouble-shooting

Instruction manual explains how the different circuits affect the radio

Learn to put capacitors, resistors, and diodes in place on the diagrammed (red) side of the board

Solder the lead-free solder onto the foil side of the board

Radio build separated into 3 sections

Learn how to tell if your soldering is done well

Includes: 25W Soldering Iron with stand, safety spectacles, side cutters, FM88K circuit board, instructions (see instruction manual for complete list of diodes, resistors, capacitors, and hardware included)

Requires 1 9V battery (not included)