Dad, Brother, and I built two of these as per instructional plans from B̲o̲y̲s̲ ̲L̲i̲f̲e̲ magazine in 1964 ❗️
We listened to WCCO 830 (Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota ) am radio using 300 Ω head sets for years with no electric power ⚡️ and they still work almost 60 years later ❗️


You can replace the cat whisker crystal with a germanium diode for added reception clarity ❗️
How fascinating!! Thanks for posting!
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Thus began the journey of the electrical/sound engineer and ensuing career? jerry
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Jerry: Plus US Naval aviation electronic tech & 50 yrs a journeyman electrician too 😉 ~Will
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Wow! Cool.
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