[CW] OT: foxhole radios

[Jude DaShiell]

Hi Walter,

I've got plenty of antenna wire here in my electronics box now.



Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in
defense of liberty:
 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940)

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On Mon, 24 Oct 2022, Walter - K5EST wrote:

> GM Jude, the only person I personally know is Arnie, CO2KK in Cuba. He has
> a shortwave broadcast that taught people to build radios from basically the
> simplest components, like make your own resistors, capacitors,  and coils.
> Biggest challenge is gathering wire for the radio and and antennas.
>
> Arnie, achieved the on the air building without printed schematics,  using
> what was said on the radio.
>
> Google Radio Havana and CO2KK. Arnie is world famous. I got to visit with
> him for two days and he is great teacher.
>
> 73,
>
> Walter, K5EST
>
> On Sun, Oct 23, 2022, 10:12 PM Jude DaShiell <jdashiel at panix.com> wrote:
>
> > I have been totally blind from birth so web pages with pictures on them
> > are useless for me since the screen readers don't speak pictures.
> > If I can learn to build a foxhole radio to the point that it works I am in
> > contact with several people who have Africa as their native continent and
> > I intend to share the know-how with them so they can share that when they
> > return to their countries for the times when families and friends for
> > whatever reason can't afford to buy new batteries.  In that way they may
> > be able to listen to a different type of radio.  Do any in this list know
> > how to build one of these that can get more than a single frequency since
> > I don't know broadcasting ranges in Africa and would be willing to share
> > your information?
> >
> >
> >
> > Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in
> > defense of liberty:
> >  soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
> > -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940)
> >
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