[AT] Way OT Crystal sets

[CEE VILL]

My older brother was the radiohead in the family.  He would buy crystals and 
headphones from Allied Radio thru the mail and build crystal sets in what we 
knew as penny match boxes.  He sold them to kids at school for .50 cents 
each, minus the one eared headphone with the metal head band.  That was 
additional. I think he made 15 or 20 cents on each match box radio.  I used 
to spend time in my room listening to the country music from W- C- K- Y , 
Cincinatti 1,  Ohiiiioo. I can't remember the evening announcers name, but 
it seems like it was Russ or Ross something.  I ordered those sets of about 
four 78 r.p.m. Queen City  Records on more tham one occasion. That radio 
station was nearly a 500 mile draw, but the old Philco cathederal I had with 
used dynamite wire strung around the room for an antenna worked pretty good 
in cold weather.   Memories!!!!!!!

Charlie V. in WNY


>From: "H. L. Staples" <hlstaples at mcloudteleco.com>
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>Subject: [AT] Way OT Crystal sets
>Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 20:57:17 -0500 (Central Daylight Time)
>
>The crystal sets of long ago were lots of fun for youngsters. Mine had a
>crystal in a chunk of lead and used a cats whisker piece of wire mounted on
>a small shaft with a ball pivot so that it could be moved around on the
>crystal to find the best spot for reception. The ear phones were the old
>type that could be taken apart to reveal a small metal disc and the two 
>wire
>wound pole pieces. A good antenna and ground rod were required for good
>reception. The later units (kits) used a diode --1N34-- I believe for the
>detector. All the strong local stations could be picked up.
>
>H. L. Staples
>McLoud, Oklahoma
>USA
>
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