I had a very similar crystal set about 1959-1962. You turned a round ball in the rockets nose which screwed a ferrite? slug inside a coil inside the rocket to tune stations. As I remember it wasn't a very good performer. I obtained another crystal radio built in the form of a miniature transister radio but in a much smaller format in 1962 which was much more sensitive. That pleasure is to be denied todays children because the am station I listened to then will move to FM in March. Progress!
I had a very similar crystal set about 1959-1962. You turned a round ball in the rockets nose which screwed a ferrite? slug inside a coil inside the rocket to tune stations. As I remember it wasn't a very good performer.
ReplyDeleteI obtained another crystal radio built in the form of a miniature transister radio but in a much smaller format in 1962 which was much more sensitive.
That pleasure is to be denied todays children because the am station I listened to then will move to FM in March. Progress!