- 2024
- Apr
- 23
A Radio Shack 28-177 Crystal Radio Kit - Conclusion
After returning home to my high-signal area, I hooked the crystal radio up to it’s antenna, and gave it a ground through the building to earth. As expected, several stations were available for listening.
As for the kit itself, it performs pretty much like you’d expect. Selectivity is poor, but the stations I did receive came in loud and clear. The only problem I had was the earpiece appears to have a broken connection somewhere - not surprising, seeing as it was coiled up for 30+ years and is probably a little crispy. It’s not like those were high value items to start with! (They’re still available if you want to pick up some from a well-known auction site on the bay.) I simply grabbed the trusty signal tracer for my listening pleasure.
Overall? Works as expected, and I had fun putting it together. Now to listen to…eh…nothing much of interest. Oh well.
