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Neil Purling · 12th Nov 2017, 11:47 pm

Radiocruncher made a mistake in the wiring & so did I. It is quite difficult if you are not looking directly down on the prototype board.
I wondered about a version on stripboard, or perforated board. The radio could have been a very cheap project if the Beken IC was offered in a standard 2.5mm pitch package. If I had a prototype board on which you could fit a front panel I would have a row of switches there. The tiny things you get are so small they are fiddly to fit & don't really want to stay fixed down.
I wondered about feeding the audio to a PAM8403 panel & running that thing off a USB power bank.

It is a fun project, but you can buy a panel from aliexpress which has a LCD display & RDS for 7 UKP or thereabouts.

BTW: The IC had a option for a 32.768Khz crystal. What would that have enabled if it works without?

12th Nov 2017, 11:47 pm	#14
Neil Purling Nonode Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hull, East Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 2,085	Re: Haynes Advent Calendar Radio Radiocruncher made a mistake in the wiring & so did I. It is quite difficult if you are not looking directly down on the prototype board. I wondered about a version on stripboard, or perforated board. The radio could have been a very cheap project if the Beken IC was offered in a standard 2.5mm pitch package. If I had a prototype board on which you could fit a front panel I would have a row of switches there. The tiny things you get are so small they are fiddly to fit & don't really want to stay fixed down. I wondered about feeding the audio to a PAM8403 panel & running that thing off a USB power bank. It is a fun project, but you can buy a panel from aliexpress which has a LCD display & RDS for 7 UKP or thereabouts. BTW: The IC had a option for a 32.768Khz crystal. What would that have enabled if it works without? Last edited by Neil Purling; 12th Nov 2017 at 11:54 pm.