Kit Review
Documentation: 4 pages including general description, construction procedure, setup instructions,
schematics, parts identification chart, pcb layout, troubleshooting hints, antenna ideas and enclosure tips.
Quality of Components: Good quality epoxy board with copper traces but no
silk-screen printed part locations. The parts were all of good quality and they all came in one little bag.
Quality of Design: Noisy and drifty BA1014 design using no additional active devices!
Ease of Assembly: Read all the documents before you start! Parts
placement is easy with the documents provided clearly showing you what goes where.
This is a kit for beginners.
Setup and Use: Alignment was easy using a stereo receiver for testing.
The power output was too low for me to measure, probably 2mw or so. No amplifier
stages here, this is a bare bones toy. The stereo separation was fair and the sound
quality was fair. Some hiss and noise were present in the signal. The frequency
drifted more then 20 khz in 4 hours of operation.
Support from Vendor: This outfit is long gone and I doubt they had any
support for their kits.
Cost: I purchased the kit at a flea market in San Jose for $5 (jun 1997)
Link: None
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