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"DaKid" wrote in message
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Can someone recommend a kit for me to build with my daughter. I am not a
regular hobbiest, but I built a Heathkit when I was a kid and thought it
would be fun and a good way for her to be introduced to electronics. Any
thoughts? Thanks..... Of course the Science Fair is in a couple of
weeks!!...lol

A couple weeks is a short time to build a shortwave radio. But hindsight is
20/20 so they say.

There aren't a great many SW receiver kits out there that I'm aware of. I
think TenTec makes one but it's a general coverage HF receiver and may be
kind of pricey and complicated for a science fair project.

You might try looking at one of the Ramsey kits at
www.ramseyelectronics.com. They have some amateur band receivers matching
their QRP transmitters, plus they also have AM, FM, and shortwave receiver
kits. It could probably be built & tested in a couple days, depending on
your kit building skill. URL is:
http://www.ramseyelectronics.com/cgi...ction&key=SR2C


I've built a couple of these Ramsey kits and think they would be
quite suitable for a youngsters SciFair project. If all goes well you
also get a surprizingly good radio...much more satisfying than a crystal
set on an oatmeal box.

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Tom Sevart N2UHC
Frontenac, KS
http://www.geocities.com/n2uhc