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I personally recommend a SW radio kit (Ten Tec, or simpler) - such that the
kid learns a bit of electronics as well (of course, in the premise that he
has someone close to guide him). I started with electronics projects when I
was 7, so I don't believe it is to early.

I don't see a 12 years old spending hours listening SW. So, my prediction is
that he will get bored sooner rather than later. Then, what remains will be
some electronics concepts and some project building skills. Later, if he
"gets caught", he can join some clubs.

At least this is what I will encourage my little one at his age. But of
course, this is just an oppinion.

Nic.
http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~nic/

He was playing with an old radio shack dx-100 that's in the wood shop the
other day and said "This is really neat. I want a shortwave radio."

(I know the dx-100 is a piece of junk.)

When I was a kid the neat thing was turning the knob slowly on the am tube
radio that glowed beside the bed, volume up, listening to signals coming
out
of the crackles. Um, that's still neat.

But today sw is better because you can get a radio that won't drift.

So -

If there is a digital radio that tuned like an analog one - not just the
knob, but the SOUND; and it was not too big, and not too much $, and not
too
complicated - no ssb, no sync det, etcetera - well then, I'd like to know
about it. 12th birthday is in two weeks.






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