DuB-EnG: HAYNES Retro Radio Kit - A complete Christmas PCB Re-build! From Bread Board to Vero Board

A Christmas project - Making a better job of the Haynes Vintage Radio KIT Project - transferring it to a soldered PCB. A much better result!

[@pileofstuff]

That's a nice evening's amusement. happy Christmas, Howard.

[@DubiousEngineering]

Have a wonderful Christmas bud! Stay warm out there!

[@techman2471]

Merry Christmas, Howard!

[@DubiousEngineering]

Have a very merry Christmas David! Big hugs!

[@JackBealeGuitar]

Pimped that bad boy right up. Happy Christmas Howard

[@DubiousEngineering]

Merry Christmas Jack! 🎅 ... mist admit, I have been listening to classic FM quite a bit on this radio. I think I'm getting old! 🤔 ... just nice to have a little chill!

[@JackBealeGuitar]

@@DubiousEngineering I'm expecting a rechargeable battery and bms as an upgrade - maybe Bluetooth as well 🙄

[@PeterEdin]

I made of of these. Like your radio, I upgraded it by transferring to stripboard (yours is much neater). Other things you could do which I've done is replace the speaker with a 1.5W speaker and the tuning pot is now a multi turn and the battery goes into a battery compartment accessible from the outside. The IC is in a DIL socket and the blue PCB also goes into a socket. I love soldering as long as it isn't that lead-free rubbish :-)

[@DubiousEngineering]

Lead free solder! Arrrgh!!! Love your idea of a multi turn pot... I may have a look about to see if I have one!!!

[@PeterEdin]

@@DubiousEngineering Tuning from 88 to 108 MHz within the 240⁰ sweep of a standard pot makes the stations close together, this spaces them further apart. It's a 20k pot instead of the original being 22k but it seems to make no difference.

[@Martin-1066]

I bought one for my 13yo son. He put it together on the breadboard in about 45 minutes and it didn't work. He then checked everything and got it working by himself in another 45 minutes. I was quite impressed by the sound, there was minimal crackling sound. I'm not sure I'd pay the £22-odd for it, but picked it up new in a charity shop for £2.50 so was well happy with it at that price.

[@DubiousEngineering]

Your 13yo is a superstar! Epic work!

[@karen4you]

That would make a dandy Christmas present! Metal case a big improvement and laughed that packing peanuts could have another use. Siberian arctic air still here for a few more days. BRR. Merry Christmas 🎄

[@DubiousEngineering]

Seriously... I've just seen the news, stay warm, Karen... very cold in USA merry Christmas and big 🫂🤗hugs

[@karen4you]

@@DubiousEngineering dripping the water faucet. The heater can cycle at inside temperature of 57F. But a mattress pad heater on the bed for Tort the cat and me. Looking forward to normal weather again.

[@Radiocruncher]

I built one of these on my channel this year and was thinking of etching a board for it. Mine has push buttons for volume, scanning etc. so looks like a different version. Nice job

[@DubiousEngineering]

Great work! Lots of fun... and I have some plans to modify mine - make it rechargeable and solar powered etc...

[@midinotes]

Good to see what this kit actually looks like in the flesh. Very disappointing with that fake tuning dial, all in one chip design and pretty basic electronics. I really miss proper analogue tuning instead of 'jump tuning' with modern digital solutions. Appreciate for beginners this is much easier to get going, but it really does not teach you anything about radio electronics. Thinking back to the Ladybird book I had as a kid 'How to build a transistor radio' - that was amazing, coils, variable capacitors, proper tuned circuits and it taught you how a radio worked. Now it's more a case of join the dots! Anyway great video and nice to see you've managed to improve the carboard box kit! Merry Christmas 😊🎄🎁💥

[@DubiousEngineering]

Very good point on join the dots, but if it creates enthusiasm for engineering at a basic level, happy days! .. I'm with you... a proper analogue boy! Merry Christmas 🎅

[@gerryroberts662]

Wow nice i got one for christmas, not sure how to put it together..

[@DubiousEngineering]

It's a fun project!

[@gerryroberts662]

@@DubiousEngineering I am Working on a couple vintage mono disk cutter, i have no idea how to repaire ?? Even motor needs rebuilding..