Building radio receivers from scratch is still a popular project since it can be done largely with off-the-shelf discrete components and a wire long enough for the bands that the radio will receive.

At Hackaday, we like to see build logs, and over on Hackaday.io, you can find plenty of them. Sometimes, though, a builder really outdoes themselves with a lot of great detail on a project, and ...

The build uses an Arduino, an MP3 chip, a SD card, LCD screen, amplifier, and two speakers. Everything is then packed into a small repurposed box with buttons and a volume knob. The end result is a ...