[AT] Way OT Crystal sets

[Michael P. Maynard]

Does anyone have the instructions for making such a thing?  It would be
fun to attempt at some point in the future with my son.

Mike

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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Bob Seith
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Subject: Re: [AT] Way OT Crystal sets

I think that one may have been in one of the Scouting manuals, because I

remember building it with my brother. Yes, the instructions specifically

said a blued blade didn't work as well. Dunno why. Anyway, we got Dad to

switch to ordinary blades for one pack, and so had a good supply. There 
was a dinky radio station just six miles away that came in pretty well 
(WPVL, Painesville, Ohio, 1460 on the AM dial), and of course anybody up

on the lake shore could get CKLW (Windsor, Ontario/Detroit, Mich) which,

while at the other end of the dial, was blasting away with 50,000 watts 
across the water.

You could ALMOST pull in that station using just the fillings in your
teeth.

Bob Seith

Bill Brueck wrote:

>My first crystal set was really a kit, from raw material except for the
>headphones.   2 inch dia cardboard tube for the form, wrapped with wire
>salvaged from a generator field coil.  The crystal was a safety pin,
with a
>piece of pencil lead affixed to the point end, and the pin was bent so
I
>could put the lead down onto a razor blade and seek a spot that would
work.
>It usually worked best where the manufacturer had etched their name.  I
>remember blue blades didn't work very well.
>  
>

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