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Thought some here might like seeing this.

modern japanese science kit of a tube radio....looks neat.....book
condenser, three miniature tubes..loop antenna with what looks like
cloth wire.....

http://shop.gakken.co.jp/otonanokagaku/vol18.html


Dietary Fiber-challenged "Ron" will probably make his soup out of my
shorts again but I homebrewed my own version of this set sans anything
made of plastic or the weenie 20-25cm loop and phony horn. These sets
are available on ebay and not so bad a bargain for a guy that wants to
build a set but not go chasing around for individual components. You
can find the schematic and details on other ebay listings. There's some
yakk on ARF for those wanting to investigate deeper.
Its further evidence of my "blue butchering period" of fake tubes like
the Radio LL
Its a cute little receiver - nothing to write home about and struggles
to drive a horn, fake or otherwise, on anything but locals. Maybe
over-represented in that regard. Toss the horn and use phones and its
quite respectable for 'radio' person.
http://www.sparkbench.com/gekken/gekken.html
Its a clean sounding rig and shouldn't be any disappointment in its
price class unless you compare it to an old plastic $5 clock radio. Its
the kit that counts!

-Bill ( the Butcher)