Crystal Sets? Yup, you’ve found an entire site about building Crystal Sets. The Society has been growing since 1991; still, some people are flabbergasted to find an Entire society dedicated to Crystal Set radios or "Xtal Sets". One web surfer e-mailed, "I was so excited to find your site that I fell off my chair! "The Xtal Set Society publishes a newsletter and numerous books, all of which you can find more information about on this site. A listing of newsletter articles from 1993 through 2007 can be found on the Technical Articles Page. Click on the earphones to browse and enjoy our site. --Patricia, The Crystal Queen Mum, Editor, Xtal Society News. Site last updated 05-01-08.
The May 08 Newsletter includes these articles: Phil's XS-801 Crystal Radio Kit, Nyle Steiner's "Homemade Flame Triode," Dan Peterson's "Grandson of 'It Came from the Junkbox'," and a good bit of member correspondence.
Crystal Radios aren't just fun...they make great science fair projects! See our Science Fair Tips page. Our Oat Box Radio Kit is a favorite, a great place to start for newcomers. Click on the link above to download the plans, updated 05/01/08. Order via the Kits page. We'll be exhibiting at the Dayton Hamvention May 16-18. Our booth no. will be 309, in the silver arena area. |
See the Radio Logbook. It's great for keeping a list of those stations copied, including frequency, time, date, equipment, and ionospheric conditions.
The new XS-801 joins the list of kits. It's an ideal transition for those who've finished a starter kit and desire to learn more and hear more stations. Features include a built-in antenna match, large 4.2 inch diameter by 3.7 inch long close wound #18 wire coil, and predrilled 8 by 10 chassis and 6 by 10 panel. |
