sterling@ccssrv.UUCP (Sterling Huxley) (10/26/89)
As a Christmas present I thought I would give my nephew a crystal radio kit. I've looked around and can only find a cheap kit from Radio Shack. I haven't been able to find any schematics either. Does anyone know where a reasonable kit can be purchased? Or, a reference to a schematic might help. Thanks, Sterling Huxley ...!tektronix!sequent!ccssrv!sterling
norlin@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (NARC ONE) (10/27/89)
In article <758@ccssrv.UUCP> sterling@ccssrv.UUCP (Sterling Huxley) writes: > >As a Christmas present I thought I would give my nephew a crystal radio kit. >I've looked around and can only find a cheap kit from Radio Shack. >[stuff deleted...] >Does anyone know where a reasonable kit can be purchased? The Radio Shack kit is, actually, acceptable. I got one for Christmas when I was nine years old, and it was quite thrilling. To this day, I still have it, and it still works. Only thing you might consider adding on to the kit is a longer antenna. They only provide 10 feet of wire for the antenna, and 10 feet for the ground (at least, when I got mine). It was kind of disheartening at first, because the short antenna did not give enough signal strength to pick up any stations at first, and I was afraid it didn't work. So, my advice is just stick with the Radio Shack kit and buy some antenna wire to go with it, and your nephew should be quite happy. -- Norman Lin This is my humble signature file.