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| DaOld Man:
I wont tie up this forum with a lot of pics, unless you guys are interested. I did find this interesting site, joined it and posted some pics. https://antiqueradios.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=3763217#p3763217 |
| DaOld Man:
Sure will look good on a shelf next to my 1930's telephone. |
| danny_galaga:
Love the old headset that goes with it. Interesting they put the diode on the outside. Do you think that was because it needed adjusting/attention? Like physical pressure on the crystal needed to be adjusted from time to time? Or was it a sort of 'LOOK TO THE FUTURE!' kinda deal just to show off the hi tech? Looking at it again, probably for adjustment. Man, we made crystal sets in grade 7. Mine was one of the few that worked. If we had to use THOSE diodes I don't think any of them woulda worked. Thank god for germanium, huh? |
| DaOld Man:
Actually, I added the diode, the original had a galena crystal that a small wire touched. This was called a cats whisker. You had to move the wire to find the right spot on the crystal. Of course, the cats whisker was missing, I replaced it with a 1N34A diode. I made something similar to this when I was a kid, except it used a bent safety pin with a piece of pencil graphite attached, the graphite tip touched a double edged razor. You had to move it to find the right spot on the razor. This was called a "Foxhole Radio", used by soldiers on the battle field. |
| lilshawn:
your username is showing :lol |
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