"Alejandro Lieber" wrote
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On 10/25/2010 08:41 PM, K1TTT wrote:
On Oct 24, 6:51 pm, "Szczepan wrote:
"Registered
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And yes the radio works
with the ground and antenna connections reversed. The diode is a piece
of galena.

Does "it works exactly the same"?
S*

yes

I haven't read all the thread.

I always see the diode in series between the antenna and the headphones.

Like he http://scitoys.com/scitoys/scitoys/r...ade_radio.html


You will get a much louder audio signal if you connect a germanium diode
( 1N34 ) in parallel with the phones.

\/ antenna
|
|________
| |
-- O
diode \/ ) phones
-- O
| |
|_______|
|
____
__ ground
-



Is the direction of the diode important?
If yes, where should flow the electrons through the diode?
S*