“This is a great kit for beginners and they are fun to use. I took mine a bit further and made a wooden case in which it can be housed. I would say this is appropriate for children at least 10-12 years old because it takes some focus and a steady hand as well as a steady platform and safe work environment. It does require tools and supplies not included: needle nose pliers, side cutters, soldering iron (20W is perfect), and a small Philips (or reed and prince, if you call it that) screwdriver. But I also recommend safety glasses and well ventilated work area.”
“being my first soldering project it took some time to build but i was able to hone my skills with this project. it is neat once it is put together and may be subject to fine tuning and certaineffectifve zones for its fm bandwidth.”
“Bought this to make a radio for my girlfriend's mother. It was a fun beginner project and the diagrams were very easy to follow. My only issue with it was the lack of dimensions in the description.”
“This radio is a great way to learn soldering. I bought two of these to assemble with my little cousins, and they had a blast. The parts are well labeled and they had no problems finding their place on the board. There were several lands that just fell off when we tried to solder them though, which led to a few hours of me repairing them with jumper wire. All in all, a fun project that only took about 3 hours for two 8 year old boys to finish.”
“I purchased 2 of these kits to build with my children who are 7 and 9 years old.. The instructions are amazing and made assembly very easy. My kids were able to put all the components on the boards them-self and then I helped them solder the components in place. The end results is a great little radio that my kids are amazed they built!! They are both very excited to take them to school to show all there friends. This would be a great science fair kit for older kids as well. The instructions explains the function of each part of the circuit and how it collectively makes up a radio.”
