[Lowfer] re: [lowfer) down and out low down

[Ed Phillips]

Mike Staines wrote:
> 
> I, too, play with xtal sets but instead of a 1N34 I make my own detectors.
> 
> Here is a link to a picture showing some of the dozens of quartz blanks I
> have and also my source for cat-whiskers. FYI, the longest xtal is 6 inches
> long (Stewart, this part of the legacy I spoke of).
> 
> http://www.ThePittsfieldInn.com/ham/DCP_0012.JPG
> 
> Mike
> wa1ptc

	This is not exactly a lowfer topic, although seems to me Ken Cornell
had at least one crystal set in one of his scrapbooks.  At one time I
went to the local mineral/jewelry supply store and bought a sample of
every one of the minerals which were touted for use as detectors. 
Hooked them up to a curve tracer and most showed some rectification. 
Tried a couple (iron pyrites in particular, which has an even lower
forward voltage drop than galena) in my "super crystal set" and they
worked quite well.

Ed