Sixty years ago this month, the April 1963 issue of Popular Mechanics showed this two-transistor shortwave radio kit. It’s made by Revell, and if the name and logo look familiar, it’s because they’re the same company that made, and still makes, plastic model kits. You probably didn’t need any airplane glue to put this kit together, but you probably did need a soldering iron.

You can see a nice example of the set on WA1KPD’s QRZ page, where he gives some details of what was his first shortwave receiver.

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