[ETS/PARC List] Fw: [NJARC] NJARC 2008 Crystal-Set Seminar

[Victor Pennetta, Jr.]

FYI

Victor  KC2NBC

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> Radio Folks,
>
> The New Jersey Antique Radio Club's 2008 Crystal-Set Seminar will be
> held 14 June at the Radio Technology Museum at InfoAge.
>
> See: http://www.njarc.ar88.net/Xtal_Seminar.htm Be sure to check the
> pictures of last year's event.
>
> For more than 100 years, ordinary people have been building their own
> radio receivers that work without the use of batteries or connection to
> an AC outlet. These radio sets work by using a solid-state device to
> rectify the radio-frequency current captured by the antenna. In the
> earliest sets, this diode took the form of a mineral crystal in contact
> with a fine wire know as a cat’s whisker.
> This event will give you the opportunity to share the magic of
> crystal-set building. The club will supply a kit of parts and technical
> assistance to construct the New Jersey Antique Radio Club “Pretty Good
> Xtal Set,” a design by noted crystal-set guru Al Klase. Participants
> will wind their own tuning coil, and assemble approximately ten
> components into a working receiver. Children 10 and older, accompanied
> and assisted by an adult are welcome. If you have electrical hand tools,
> wire cutters, long-nosed pliers, screwdrivers, a soldering iron, etc.
> bring them along.
>
> General admission is free, but there is a $15 participation fee for each
> crystal set kit. The number of kits is limited, so please contact Al
> Klase, al at ar88.net <mailto:al at ar88.net>, 908-892-5465, to reserve a kit.
> This will be a day-long event. Registration for those building sets will
> open at 9:30 AM, and an orientation will follow at 10:00. The seminar
> will run until 4:00 PM. Bring a bag lunch, or chip in for pizza. Those
> not building radios are welcome to drop in at any time.
>
> Of course, we're counting on club members to volunteer as “expert
> assistants.” We are also in need of donated parts, especially variable
> capacitors. Single or two-section units of 365-500 pF capacitance with
> quarter-inch shafts are the desirable ones. There will be a donation box
> at the next meeting.
>
> Regards,
> Al
>
> -- 
> Al Klase - N3FRQ
> Flemington, NJ
> http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/