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Old 9th Nov 2017, 4:42 pm   #1
Neil Purling
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Default Haynes Advent Calendar Radio

If there have been previous threads on the Haynes Advent Calendar FM Radio kit can someone point me in the right direction.
I have tried a search of course but only got a mention of them when a member had a grand-daughter who had shown an interest in what grandpa was doing.
Is there a extensive thread on the construction & modification of these radios?


I have seen them in my local Maplin's branch at £20 and on Amazon at around £15.
There seem to be two distinct varieties, unless this is just packaging differences.
One has a front illustration with a horizontal dial, the other has one with a vertical dial.
These have been around since last year as member 60 oldjohn showed me one on his workbench made on a prototype board. This is what you get with the kit apparently .
There may also be an included LM386 amplifier IC.
The actual radio IC is on a postage stamp sized PCB. Tuning is by two tiny push buttons.
I don't know abouut volume control.
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