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MAP Flyer in .pdf InfoAge Further Crystal-Set Information Pictures from the 2007 Seminar |
For more than 100 years, ordinary
people have been
building their own radio receivers that work without the use of
batteries or
connection to an AC outlet. These
radio
sets work by using a solid-state device to rectify the radio-frequency
current
captured by the antenna. In
the
earliest sets, this diode took the form of a mineral crystal in contact
with a
fine wire know as a cat’s whisker. General admission is free, but there is a $15 participation fee for each crystal set kit. The number of kits is limited, so please contact Al Klase, al@ar88.net, 908-892-5465, to reserve a kit. This will be a day-long event. Registration for those building sets will open at 9:30 AM, and an orientation will follow at 10:00. The seminar will run until 4:00 PM. Bring a bag lunch, or chip in for pizza. Those not building radios are welcome to drop in at any time. Of course, I’m counting on club members to volunteer as “expert assistants.”
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