MAKE: Blog: Crystal radios & round up

Crystal radios & round up

Crystalset-1
Kevin Kelly has a great round up of crystal radio builds, free plans and kits (some I haven't seen either) - Link.

Inspired related round up:
Razor Radio
HOW TO - Building a crystal radio out of household items - Link.

Make 578
Refugee Radio - An energy-independent AM-receiver radio... - Link.

Small Two Coil Loop Crystal Radio
Building a radio in 10 minutes - Link.

260209401 6E781670A5
Crystal radio mousetrap - Link.

Crystalradio
Crystal Radio Kit for the Modern Era - Link.

Cigbox3
Make a "Cigar Box" crystal radio set - Link.

Razor 2
HOW TO - Make a simple AM radio - Link.

From the pages of MAKE:
Make 576
DIY Aircraft Band Receiver. Modify an AM/FM radio to pick up air traffic control communications. MAKE 09 - Page 27. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition.

Make 577
TV Set Salvage. Nothing good on TV? Well, there's plenty of good stuff in a TV. MAKE 09 - Page 138. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition.

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Comments

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Posted by: kryten007 on April 24, 2007 at 11:34 AM

The mouse-trap one is particularly great. Good show!

Posted by: Homebrewer on April 24, 2007 at 10:50 PM

Very nice. Mine is very ugly, but it works -- it pulls in Radio Kismat in London.

Check it out, complete with an audio clip (scroll down to December 16): http://www.gadgeteer.us/GADGETEERNEWS.html

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