The Making of an Electronics Geek or "How Building Kits Changed a Young Boy's Life"

A break from our usual format...

If you ever had one of those "101 Electronic Experiments" sets as a kid, you may very well relate to this episode; we hear how our host, Mark Alan Jay came to know electronics, first around the age of 5 and then into his teens and adult life.

He talks about a few key experiences involving radio - first with a crystal radio set given as a gift which he then built with his father's help, as well as a kit from Dynaco for an FM tuner for his stereo system as well as sound recording technology that changed how he saw the world around him and arguably pointed him toward electronics, audio, and ultimately, engineering. We also hear how his reading appetite led to him to pore over a series of do-it-yourself (DIY) construction  ...