>>That is pretty cool...
>>
>>You left the component leads long to allow for possible future re-use?
>>
>>Did any one use wood and nails?
>
>My father gave me one of the first books that got me interested in
>electronics, "Making a Transistor Radio" published by "Ladybird"
...
>
>some pictures from the book:
> "http://www.arar93.dsl.pipex.com/mds975/Content/trfradios02.html

Boy those were the days ...

I remember getting a book out of the library when I was late primary school 
age, on how to build a crystal set. The thing was built up in a manner 
similar to the 'cardboard PCB' units that were linked here, but gave 
dimensions for mounting lengths of 16 SWG wire onto a piece of Perspex (or 
it might have been paxolin or bakelite, but my dad had some Perspex) and 
then the components were soldered to that. Made quite a nice little unit, 
and really kindled my interest in radio. The book went on to add a one and 
two transistor amplifier to the same baseboard, but I never went that far 
with it.

I do remember being impressed taking it to my grandparents place, as the 
local AM 500kW transmitter was only about a mile or so as the crow flies 
from the house, and I could listen to it without an aerial or ground. 

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