Right out of a WWII B-29
Damn, that stuff is so far over everyone's heads, its hard to read! Kudos for the passion! I built my first crystal radio in about 5th grade. A toilet paper roll, some magnetic wire wrapped around it a germanium diode and a ear piece. You tuned with a metal ball on a slide across the wire coil. pretty close to this but the ball was on a rod across the top of the coil. I swear I could pick up KFI AM640 with my braces on! 50,000 watt transmitter about 12 miles up the road.
Damn, that stuff is so far over everyone's heads, its hard to read! Kudos for the passion! I built my first crystal radio in about 5th grade. A toilet paper roll, some magnetic wire wrapped around it a germanium diode and a ear piece. You tuned with a metal ball on a slide across the wire coil. pretty close to this but the ball was on a rod across the top of the coil. I swear I could pick up KFI AM640 with my braces on! 50,000 watt transmitter about 12 miles up the road.