Geekcreit 3V FM Radio Kit from Banggood

In this video we put together and FM radio kit from Banggood. This was a very easy kit to build although you do have to take your time and make sure you have the components correctly situated on the board.

Once the kid is complete you will need to tune the radio. To do this set the tuning dial to the maximum frequency, and then adjust the trimmer C1 in the tuning capacitor until the frequency readout shows 108.0. next adjust the tuning dial to the lowest frequency and if it does not read 88 then you will need to spread out the loops in inductor L1 until it does. You will next need to go back and retune the high-end and possibly the bottom end.

The parts supplied in the kit are excellent quality the kit goes together well and there are good diagrams on Banggood's webpage. This is one kit that I highly recommend.

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[markrhine]

You are a very impressive person, not only are you good in electronics but I am sure a good pilot, I am a pilot as well but am now grounded due to a stroke, I love electronics and also build and design kits, I live in a nursing home, however, in a pvt room where I have my electronics set up, This nursing home alows me do do this and very thankful for people like you that share your knowledge with the world.. Go luck and stay in electronics....):

[thomasgolden]

Thank you so much for the video, it was a great help and gave me the confidence to try it myself, the high quality video was very useful. Great job

[gartmorn]

Just finished building one of these kits. Definitely recommended for beginners. I love radio so this was a fun build. Your tip about taping the contacts for the buttons is the way to go. I tried the hot glue method first but not great so went for your option! Having said that the glue was fine to retain the speaker!

[yambo]

Excellent - it works-! That one looks like a real hair puller in some areas. I still have an old radio shack strobe light kit I built
in the 70's, still works to this day - guaranteed to trigger epileptic fits, at least thats the warning in the manual-really-!

[IbnBahtuta]

I bought this months ago. It lay there gathering dust. A few days ago I was really stuck writing some software. I thought phuck-it, let's have some fun building that radio. Every problem you had, guess what, so did I. The buttons? I thought they are having a laugh. I bodged it with tape. The battery connectors were a tad tight, same for you. I came here wondering how you got on and nearly pissed myself laughing when I saw you having the same problems. I thoroughly enjoyed the break it gave me. I have a couple of kits from Banggood still to build. The hardest part of building them is the horrible transparent cases. I would definitely recommend this kit, it really was fun. Thanks for the upload. 😁

[bakhakz]

Great sense of humor 😉😁 and great skills. Enjoyed the video. Thanks a bunch!

[stephenwilliams]

Probly the best radio you ever had. I have many ten tec kits and to add kanga, with some knight kits. The labour makes the difference. In pride.

[markrhine]

Your soldering is great, connections look good...

[bindinewbornbaby]

Thank you so much. I bought it and followed your instructions and it I'm an amateur and this was like a big project for me. I'm really happy ^^

[markrhine]

This is my 4th time watching this video, you are so impressive at what you do, I have built the Tecsun 2P3 radio kit and it works well.
Have a good day....):

[Michelle-epmi]

Thanks for your video. I'll be building mine either tonight or tomorrow.
I dont think I would of been able to do it with the Chinese instructions alone. So thanks for that.

[pleasecho]

Its amazing how universal the PITA level is with this thing. I used kapton tape for the :"clickers" but it didn't work because the board was damaged from the 22 times I tried to solder them

[jww]

like your perseverance on these small parts.
notice your soldering iron tip is blunted you favor that over a pointed tip?
thanks
john

[ryanmarshall]

Could you possibly do a clip on tuning??

[stephenwilliams]

For tight fitting I take a needle file and shave the studs thinner. Pops right in the first time.

[stephenwilliams]

For the speaker I take a hot iorn /or cut thin double sticky tape /and push plastic up to speaker

[searchassis]

I loved each second of this video. Thanks!

[DollarbillDollarbill]

When reading small things on boards wallwarts and parts there are several free apps for magnification you can install on your phone. Some of them work very well .I have an old phone I use to solder on small parts that's fixed to my workbench. Yes the proper way is better if you have a microscope...Ty for the video's

[jeremyrutenberg]

Thanks for the help! Mine is extremely quiet, do you have any suggestions?

[subigirlawd_]

I'm so buying one right now..thanks