Build your own working radio from scratch

Tech Tools: The Firebox Build Your Own Retro Radio Kit is a sound undertaking

No soldering: Firebox Build Your Own Retro Radio Kit
No soldering: Firebox Build Your Own Retro Radio Kit

€25

If you yearn for the days before digital took over everything, take a look at this retro radio kit. You can build your own working AM/FM radio from scratch, with not a soldering iron in sight.

This vintage themed kit includes everything you need to build the radio, but keeps it simple. There are no tools needed, or fancy qualifications; just an interest in retro projects and a bit of patience. At the end of it, you’ll have a picture-box radio that can pick up radio transmissions, and a sense of achievement.

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Ciara O'Brien

Ciara O'Brien

Ciara O'Brien is an Irish Times business and technology journalist