I built my crystal radio in the 50's too.
Lived near Chicago and used to listen to WLS at night.
Moved to Germany in 1959.
Almost built a regenerative RX but then a ham talked me into buying an AR3
kit from Heathkit for $30.
Was a much better RX. Built a 6L6 TX in an upside down cake pan as my very
first TX.
Min. age for a ham ticket in Germany was 18. I was 11. I was sure itchin'
to get on the air, but of course I would never do anything like that, would
I? ;-)
We moved back to Oklahoma in 1962 and I passed my novice within a few weeks.
73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt, Germany)
-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
jliving39@comcast.net
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2016 8:30 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: [TenTec] Entry level for boys
Back in early 50s when I built my first crystal radio and one tube
regenerative rcvr with plug in coils I used to go to the junk shops in E.Tn
and buy old console radios. They were huge with large, large speakers and
power supplies. That is how I kept my room warm at night. A lot of them
had short wave capability and were quite good in the commercial sw broadcast
band. Used to listen to Kitty Wells on WSM all the time. We also used to
buy old rifles, pistols, etc; in those so called junk shops. Those days are
long gone as is that world. jim k4CFA
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