On Jan 21, 1:02*pm, Nelson wrote:
On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:39:46 -0500, William Sommerwerck wrote
(in article ):

Experimenter's kits are still available. You really need one of these,
especially as Heath, Allied, EICO, etc, have long been out the kit business.

Allied had a wonderful kit, which cost $30 50 years ago. It was a small
console, with a pegboard for the circuits on the back. Someone should revive
it, but it would be pretty pricey. (Still have the manual. Don't know why I
didn't save the unit itself.)

Radio Shack has a couple of nice ones. *I bought this one for my kid:

*http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=3814337


Wow, I missed that one. Aside from a few small Radio Shack branded
items, everything in the hobby kit selection on their website was
either Make or Velleman.