'Home-made' radio in John Lewis!

[alexander.keys1]

Following the discussion about 'Practical Wireless' and home-made 'wirelesses', I saw this in the JL Christmas Catalogue today:

just like something out of 'Everyday Electronics' circa 1980, even down to the knobs and the drilled-out 'speaker grille'! Although for true authenticity, it should be made with a plain plastic 'project box', but then they wouldn't be able to claim 'green' credentials for the recycled cardboard...

Then there's this one:

like a manufactured set from the same era.

[jimbo]

just the thing to go with the cardboard (cornflake box) FL ..... recycle it to the next spur of the moment hobby .......

[polygonum]

Bet they didn't used to say the 3.5mm jack was to be used with MP3 players.

[jimbo]

Bamboo front !!!!! that should go with the gibbering FLs ........

[John Williamson]

And biodegradable plastic made from corn starch for the chassis. I wonder how long it'll be before it proves that it *is* biodegradable?

[jimbo]

Degraded just about describes a G8 like brian taking out a M3 just to go on HF .......

[Bob Eager]

Except that he wouldn't need to...

[jimbo]

not now he wouldn't...couldn't even wait for that........

[Thermionic Onion]

Recycled ? As in most of the garbage received on it, as well as it's decrepid presenters.

Who writes this crap?

[M0wws]

LOL - looks like something I would make, before I progressed to the advanced biscuit tin models.

[Thermionic Onion]

Who will be th efirst to post an unboxing video on youtube? ;-)

[Moonraker]

Too complicated and expensive, what is wrong with the crystal sets I made as a youngster?

[Adam Sampson]

A hotel stay in the US a few years ago left me with a supply of small "biodegradable" cornstarch plastic bottles. One's spent the last year outside in the sun and rain on my balcony, and so far shows no visible sign of degrading.

[Ozric Terminator]

Well, first of all you have to understand how cornstarch materials break down - sticking it on a balcony won't do it.

Breakdown is a biological process that requires, for instance, the presence of certain bacteria. Composting is the way to go. The European standard for a biodegradable product is that it must degrade by 60% in 90 days.

Biodegradable should not be confused with degradable as these products have additives that aid UV or oxygen breakdown. A process that can take up to 5 years in a landfill site.

[Andy Burns]

This might be taking it a bit too far though ...