I think I built this same kit a year or two ago. Can't find it on Amazon anymore. I never managed to get a signal out of it and couldn't find out why, so it's on the back burner for now. The extra parts did come in handy for a crystal radio kit, though.
A few turns of wire (experiment) around the end of the Ferrite, One to a good Earth point and the other strung outside will increase the coverage, but don't expect too much. The AM Mod looks to be series mod with the oscillator which might give some FM deviation too. This may introduce a hum if the signal gets saturated with mains interference from the house wiring. But its worth a try. I have a collection of AM receivers here. 73 from G1ZQC.
You could add an external antenna to extend the range. A couple turns of wire around the antenna coil core and one end of this wire as a wire antenna. A few feet would work.
Oh, how I miss Radio Shack.
I think I built this same kit a year or two ago. Can't find it on Amazon anymore. I never managed to get a signal out of it and couldn't find out why, so it's on the back burner for now. The extra parts did come in handy for a crystal radio kit, though.
A few turns of wire (experiment) around the end of the Ferrite, One to a good Earth point and the other strung outside will increase the coverage, but don't expect too much.
The AM Mod looks to be series mod with the oscillator which might give some FM deviation too.
This may introduce a hum if the signal gets saturated with mains interference from the house wiring. But its worth a try.
I have a collection of AM receivers here.
73 from G1ZQC.
You could add an external antenna to extend the range. A couple turns of wire around the antenna coil core and one end of this wire as a wire antenna. A few feet would work.
Ill give that a try, thanks.
Isn't that what the 'monitor' output is for? Try connecting that to an aerial and the ground to a good earth.
From where ? Would like to build one for my own made AM radios .
Nice. It works well.