Here are some suppliers of amateur radio kits, components and module boards – I’ll be updating the list every now and then…..
This is the company that sold the Southern Cross 1 Z80 based computer kit. They have some interesting stuff on their site.
https://shop.heathkit.com/shop
Heathkit are finally back! They have some radio related and general hobbyists kits.
https://sites.google.com/nm0s.com/home/home
NM0S electronics QRP Kits – A new company selling QRP kits
Scottie-SDR is a company in the UK that sells some nice wide-band SDR kits at a reasonable price. This is the company that sell the globemaster SDR kit (among others). Well worth checking out.
http://www.communication-concepts.com/
Communication Concepts in the USA sell RF power amplifier kits
QRPGuys is an organization of hams that offer budget and unique ham radio kits.
Five Dash sells the “Soft Rock” series of SDR kits and is well worth a look.
https://www.midwayelectronics.us/qrp/index.html
Midway Electronics sell QRP CW kits, and have a very good warranty policy.
Freetronics sell mainly arduino compatible module boards and arduino compatible boards themselves.
QRP Labs have some interesting module style kits (and kits that require actual solder). The have the “Progrock” kit for under $20 US that can be used as a GPS disciplined reference.
Element14 (Formerly Farnell) sell lots of components, development boards, solder, tools and now KITS also!
Sparkfun is a US based company specializing in module boards and parts for the modern day “Maker”…
Futurlec is a great supplier of components especially if you wish to buy in bulk.
http://www.westmountainradio.com/
West Mountain Radio – Suppliers of the “Rigblaster” range of audio interfaces for ham radio. Also the suppliers of the “Rigrunner” power supply distribution products, and more….
This is a good supplier of QRP kits, circuits and components.
Spectrum Communications in the UK sell some interesting kits for the Ham, CBer or hobbyist.
Home of the K2 and many other quality radio kits.
Jameco – based in Calafornia, sell some good entry level projects for the modern day tinkerer to sink their teeth into.
An Australian supplier of some nice microwave kits / parts and home of the M1 Modular HF Transceiver kits.
An Australian supplier of electronic components, kits and toys. Jaycar have been around for years and are well known to VK’s.
Altronics are a component supplier who originally started business in Western Australia, but now have stores in most states of Australia. Their range is similar to Jaycar, but have an extended range of equipment in the Light, Sound and entertainment space.
For so many years now, Lee Andrews has been selling radio equipment to the masses, and he still does. While he does not sell kits as such, he does sell some RF power components and test gear, along with Amateur Radios, CB’s and Optical products. He also sells a variety of antennas for radio use.
Modtronix ship components and modules from Sydney Australia at very good prices. A great place to get your LCD modules from.
Small amateur radio related kits from America. Kits include an antenna bridge and a Sinad meter among other things.
An Australian supplier of Arduino, Raspberry Pi and many other kits and projects.
http://www.buildcircuit.com.au/
Another Australian supplier of project kits and parts for the electronics and computer enthusiast.
A variety of QRP radio projects and kits from Pacific Antenna.
While this is the worlds’ biggest “Trash and Treasure” site, you can also find many radio kits here to build.
Amateur radio kits that are designed by radio amateurs like you. Well worth a look!
Pakronics is a Melbourne based Electronic kits store mainly specializing in Raspberry Pi, Arduino and Robotics at the hobbyist level.
https://core-electronics.com.au/
Similar to Pakronics, Core Electronics is an Australian based electronics store, supplying Raspberry Pi and Arduino boards and accessories mainly….
https://www.microbeetechnology.com.au/
Home of the now famous “Microbee” Z80 based kit computer from the Early ’80’s. While this site has nothing to do with Ham Radio, it has everything to do with 8 bit retro computing. I have personally built the microbee premium plus computer and it works very well!
This is the home of some kits to go with your Sinclair ZX Spectrum! Yes, some people still use these!
https://www.tindie.com/products/Semachthemonkey/rc2014-classic-homebrew-z80-computer-kit/
This is where you can buy a Z80 machine (RC2014) that runs Qbasic, and can be controlled via a serial terminal.
http://www.sunrise-ev.com/z80.htm
Home of the Z80 “Membership card” computer kit. This unit can run BASIC or even CP/M, and is the size of a business card (roughly) and uses all through hole parts!
This is a great place for DIY electronic kits, some radio related kits and module boards. Actually, these guys sell a wide variety of items, direct from China.