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

Use
http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/tr

To get a sort of english translation of that page.
It is rather fascinating.

Jeff


wrote:
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


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Thanks for the babelfish link..thats pretty neat too.

Anyhow I just thought this kit is kinda neat...dont see something like
this everyday...only things close usually have a cassette player or cd
player jammed into them...and no tubes.... I bet it is all plastic
too....the base, the horn everything...

150.00 USD on ebay ~:....kinda steep..... if they were 30 bucks I'd
buy one just to get an up close look at it.

The tube "strainer" that accompanys the kit was kinda funny....I guess
thats something that got lost in translation.

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Thanks for the babelfish link..thats pretty neat too.

Anyhow I just thought this kit is kinda neat...dont see something like
this everyday...only things close usually have a cassette player or cd
player jammed into them...and no tubes.... I bet it is all plastic
too....the base, the horn everything...

150.00 USD on ebay ~:....kinda steep..... if they were 30 bucks I'd
buy one just to get an up close look at it.

These can be purchased directly from Gakken for about $100 with direct
express shipping from JA. It is all plastic.

-Bill

"Driving 006P9V with 45V which 5 these series is done.!"
Don't ye jest lurve those Japanese - English translations!

It says that five 0006P (9V) batteries are combined in series to
produce 45V in total.

Close enough? I never looked at the item.

It definitely beats the heck out of that "genuine" A****er-Kent breadboard
radio with miniature tubes that was posted on eBay a few months ago. For
one thing it has a speaker.

I can't read Japanese, and don't want to install one of those language
programs, but it appears to be sold as just what it is -- a cute kit. For
the tinkerer, it can make for a neat little radio that can be a conversation
piece in the corner of any living room or office.



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Gary E. Tayman/Tayman Electrical
Sound Solutions For Classic Cars
http://www.taymanelectrical.com



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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

You don't have to IIRC...paste the URL into the translator.

Gary Tayman wrote:

I can't read Japanese, and don't want to install one of those language
programs,

You don't need to /install/ anything - "babelfish" just redirects the page
you want translated to another web site that does the translation, then
displays it in your browser just like any other web page. It's one of the
most sophisticated web applications, but the translations (obviously)
aren't perfect, and can sometimes be hilarious!

Bob

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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)