Make a Crystal Radio

3/10: Make a Crystal Radio

Facilitated by John Younge
Date: 23rd October 2007

Description

In this demonstration taped in the blackletter studio, John Younge describes how to build a simple crystal radio, elaborates on a number of other radio designs, explains the technology involved and offers a short history of it’s use.

Part 1- Introduction to the key parts of a crystal radio

Part 2-Ten Minute Crystal Radio- (hacking an old radio)

Part 3-Two part Crystal Radio

Schematics

A Short History of Crystal Radio

Creative Crystal Radio

A short description of some ingenious ways of creating crystal radio receivers and antennas.