Hey guys!

[speakerlust]

Originally Posted by millerdog

I am the new moderator to this forum. My name is Jeff and I took this on so I can learn from you. I have always had an interest in radio. I built a crystal radio set when I was ten and never looked back. There was always a certain charm for me to think that music and other things were coming to me via the airwaves. I liked the wavering sound of Radio Australia and the BBC coming in. Radio is so much a part of our lives; more so than hifi. I remember listening to my father's Philco; just waiting for the tubes to warm up was better than waiting for ketchup to come out of the bottle.
Oh by the way, I am NH6MA. The charm of radio has never left me.
Let me know how I can serve you better
md

(edit) By the way, I want to talk about early transistor radios too! those sonys led the way!

I love the old pocket radios too ------ Your darn right Sony lead the way !!!
........ They were the way eh ??? ---- The Sony radios were amazing !!!
They really packed the parts in them ...... I think they used one of these ???

[majoco]

Hi Guys - most crystal radios covered only the broadcast AM band, But my Dad's friend Fred Turner G3VI added a shortwave coil and a switch so that I could listen to the 49 and 31 metre European SW bands! Amazing performance at night! Improved my geography too! I was about 8 years old or so. Best regards - Marty