In article , dxAce
wrote:

What was your first radio?

I seem to recall that mine was a rocket shaped crystal set that I had back in
the 1960's.

Anyone else remember those things?

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Here it is:
http://www.peeblesoriginals.com/vint...stal-radio.jpg

My Dad set it up for me. It had a sloping wire down the back of the
house from the second floor bedroom. A wire went to the cold water pipe
for ground from the upstairs bathroom. My radio was a light blue color.
The one in the picture looks to be a very dark blue or black but
otherwise looks just like it.

That slider was a metal marble that slid along the side of a coil making
it a variable tap.

I could pick up several local stations with it.

This radio was a marvel to me from the standpoint that it did not need
any batteries or need to be plugged in the wall outlet. It was powered
by the energy it picked up from the air. It was a magical self powered
thing.

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Telamon
Ventura, California