Asimov wrote:


TW If you're using germanium diodes get some spares -- I've found them
TW very susceptible to lightning strikes, at least in the circuit that my
TW son and I built.


Why bother? Get a solar cell and power a radio with it. There is
more than 900watts/metre^2 free energy right outside the window.
(mumbling something about "idiots"...)

A*s*i*m*o*v

... Hey everbody, I am crushing your head! Crushing it! Crushing it!

How does using a solar cell prevent a detector diode from getting zapped?

73,
An idiot