Discount Artec Make Your Own AM/FM Radio

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Its cheap , fairly simple and entertaining for kids and young adults such as myself. The directions were written in japanese but it was easy to figure out with the pictures. The package consist of a speaker , battery pack , assortment of knobs and the circuit board ready to attach the speaker and battery pack to. Nothing has to be soldered it all clicks together and the knobs attach with a small eye glasses style screwdriver. Its not a quality radio but it kept me busy for a half an hour and entertained for a few hours after and now I have an extra radio for emergencies.

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The device went together well. The box it came in doubles as an 'enclosure' for the finished product (neat!). Picks up radio stations very well in our area and sounds is very nice considering no more than what it was intended for. Our kids love it and like to show it off to their friends but more importantly, it gets used daily. Please note, while this can be a very educational product, the instructions were in like Japanese or something -no one in our family speaks or reads Japanese. This means, aside from a few photos in the directions provided, most was completely useless. This causes the "educational value" to be only equal to that parent or whom ever was helping their child assemble the device. OF course there is at least some educational value in the assembly, alone but would have been just awesome if it had English directions and information included! Durability? Well, it is encased in cardboard what can I say. But it is holding up very well, considering. Overall, we love it because the kids love. Had fun putting it together, daughter learned a few things and she really enjoys "what she created" -that speaks for itself. Even though it has the shortfalls in documentation, still highly recommended.