[Boatanchors] Racor Blade Rectification

[Al Klase]

Hi Duane,

I started a minor foxhole radio craze at Cahm Ran Bay in 
1970 to keep the tradition alive. 10KW AFRTS station about a 
mile away made this easy.

As far as I know, blue blades work best.  Scarpe a spot part 
way through the coating and use a pencil lead lashed to a 
saftey pin for a catswisker.

One theory is that the bluing contained a selenium compound 
that might account for the rectifier action.

Al

Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote: 	
> Question: exactly what made the Marlin or the Gillette razor blade work as a
> diode for rectification? Some say it was the special electric printing of the
> product name on the blade and others claim it was what the blade was made of.   


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Al Klase - N3FRQ
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