Who loves electronic kits?

[kantexplain]

Ever built one? I built my first electronic radio in my teens. Worked as soon as I turned it on. I've developed a hankering to build something. I was actually given (as part of a trade) an 8088 mobo kit. I wound up selling it, figured I'd never actually find the time to assemble it. I now realize the folly of my ways.

Radio Electronics had the Handi-Talkie (https://archive.org/download/radio_electronics_1992-10/Radio_Electronics_October_1992.pdf). A little under powered compared to even a Baofeng uv-5re, which I have, and nowhere near as versatile. But having 1, don't even know where it is, doesn't satisfy my need to assemble something.

Anyway, anyone else.interested im such a project? The components alone would run probably $30-40. The company that supplied the case (aluminum) and kits, boards, etc. is likely no longer around. And any residual stock would have been liquidated long ago. But where there's a will there's a way.

 

[tradde]

Many years back I would have said Yes. But my hands are no longer steady so soldering is a real pain. I have been enjoying doing stuff with breadboards such as learning about the Z80 and adding RAM and ROM. I know I will never get a fully working system as so many others already have. But it's fun to me. I wish you the best with this endeavor.

 

[JAXVintagePC]

No. I have severe hand-eye coordination issues. It is a miracle I can repaste desktop & notebook CPUs and install aftermarket BIOS batteries in vintage PCs.

 

[NeXT]

I've done a few kits. They can be fun if they don't cheap out and only give you half the components and where to buy the rest or worse, you get a board and a BOM.

 

[VERAULT]

I love to build kits in the sense of modern vintage computer cards and peripherals. If they offer them in a KIT form or just the bare board and you have to get the components yourself I prefer it. For the fact I am saving money and I just like to build and solder. Radio.. Well I know amateur radio and vintage computing tend to have a grey area. I had a buddy growing up who got his licence. I understand it, but it never appealed to me.