It's great for kids. Of all ages. In all places.

Designed for everyone, from 8 to 88 years of age. All parts are large enough to see, find, handle, and assemble. Everything is highly organized. The manual takes you through every step. We designed this special kit, one of our Heathkit JrTM series of kits, for easy no-solder assembly by anyone. It can be your introduction to electronics, radios, and the joy of building something useful.

Yes, you still build all the electronics. We simply use stainless hardware instead of solder, so the greatest possible number of people can build it. More advanced models are on their way. Start here and grow with us.

Designed to share. This radio has two earbud jacks. Why two jacks? Your radio is magic. Share magic with a friend.

The Explorer Jr also has a rear jack to attach a powered speaker (coming soon from Heathkit). When the headphones or earbuds are plugged in, the speaker is silenced automatically. We thought of everything.

Designed to last. The standard assembly instructions give you a radio that you can listen to a half-hour every day, for a quarter-year, before changing its included standard AAA batteries. If you want even longer battery life, the manual tells you how to modify your radio (it's easy) to get about 4x longer battery life. It's your radio. Make it do what you want.

Take it anywhere. The entire radio is self-contained—no wires, nothing to plug in or tie you down. Just you, your earbuds, and the radio. Take it anywhere. The beach, on a family vacation, to your friend's house. Show it off. After all, you built it. Be sure to brag just a little.

Take control. Listen in privacy. Speaking of being on the go, let's be frank. Everywhere you go today, Internet and phone companies are following you. Your cell phone, GPS, the WiFi networks you connect to, and cell towers track your every step as you walk, drive, or sit at home. Your Internet browser is fed a constant stream of tracking cookies, Flash supercookies, passive-profiling target requests, and more. Search engines? Streaming music services? Internet TV and video? Of course they do the same. And not just you —all your family members are monitored and collated and indexed too; these "services" make no distinction between adults and children.

But when you tune around on an ExplorerTM radio, no one is monitoring you. Instead, you're monitoring them. You choose what to listen to. When your child (or grandchild) builds and listens to this radio, no electronics is tracking and recording their every move. Privacy is restored.

It's your choice. Choose your panel color: There's a color for everyone. It's your first step in taking control back and making your appliances yours.