[Boatanchors] Germanium Transistor Noise??

[manualman at juno.com]

Yes, old germaniums can generate lots of noise. Most simple noise
generators for aligning receivers were made from germanium diodes.
Pete, wa2cwa

On Sat, 23 Feb 2019 08:10:29 -0600 "David Stinson" <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>
writes:
> 
> I know Germaniums can age and get "leaky."  
> Before I break out the scope- has anyone heard
> anything
> about old germaniums generating a lot of noise?
> 
> TNX OM ES 73 DE Dave AB5S