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I started building radios when I was a teen ager. The radios on this page are a fraction of what I have built over the years. My initial projects were simple with 2 and 3 transistors only. Eventually I discovered ICs and started using them together with transistors in my advanced projects. Looking
for some change, I ventured into vintage land and decided to build a tube radio! To my surprise, the experience was so rewarding, I managed to build 8 tube radios in only 4 years! My last effort in tube land was a hybrid 9 tube-3 IC stereo FM receiver with a solid-state MPX decoder for stereo reception.
Click on the thumbnails below to view detailed pictures and description of the projects. The pictures are fast loading and good quality. Enjoy!
Tube Receivers
Some people ask me "why tube radios?". Well, for the nostalgia, for the love of glowing tubes, and for the challenge of building radios the way they were built more than 50 years ago. Real radios glow in the dark!
 5 Tube MW Receiver |
 7 Tube SW Receiver |
 8 Tube - 1 Tr SW Receiver |
 2 Tube FM Receiver |
 3 Tube SW Receiver |
 2 Tube - 2 Tr SW Receiver |
 8 Tube FM Receiver |
 9 Tube Stereo FM Receiver |
Solid-State Receivers
If it wasn't for the criters above, man wouldn't have reached the moon and beyond. These radios won't heat up my room or serve as a couch for my cat, but they will still get me the world & at a much lower cost!
 2 Transistor MW Receiver |
 3 Tr - 1 IC MW Receiver |
 2 Tr - 1 IC FM Receiver |
 9 Tr - 1 IC SW Receiver |
 9 Tr - 1 IC MW-SW Receiver |
 13 Tr - 2 IC SW Receiver |
 2 Tr - 5 IC SW Receiver |
 2 Tr - 5 IC SW Receiver |
 2 Tr - 5 IC SW Receiver |
 3 Tr - 4 IC MW Receiver |
 11 Tr - 8 IC SW Receiver |
 4 Tr - 5 IC SW Receiver |
A step in the right direction. Receivers below include an LCD digital dial that displays tuned frequency for easy stations location.
Schematics included!
 10 Tr - 10 IC SW Receiver |
 6 Tr - 6 IC SW Receiver |
 6 Tr - 6 IC SW Receiver |
Stability at last. Receivers below include a direct digital synthesis variable frequency oscillator (DDS VFO) for drift-free tuning.
Schematics included!
 3 Tr - 5 IC SW Receiver |
 3 Tr - 5 IC SW Receiver |
 6 Tr - 7 IC SW Receiver |
 3 Tr - 6 IC SW Receiver |
 15 Tr - 4 IC SW Receiver |
 12 Tr - 5 IC SW Receiver |
A chalange that was finaly taken on. Receivers below use a couple of ICs (Integrated Circuits) to receive FM broadcasts in STEREO.
Schematics included!
 2 IC FM Receiver |
 2 IC FM Receiver |
Schematics included!
 3 Tr - 1 IC SSB Monitor |
 4 Tr - 1 IC SSB Monitor |
Solid-State Transmitters
 6 Tr - 4 IC FM Transmitter |
 1 IC FM Transmitter |
Solid-State MPX Decoders
 3 IC Stereo Decoder |
A short history | My radio background | Homemade radios | Tube radios
Transistor radios | World band radios | Kit radios | Reel tape recorders
My other interests | Pictures of Lebanon | Radio links
Home | Showcase | About this site