[Milsurplus] Foxhole Radio - conclusion

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Yes, I got one to work back in the 50's.  Gillette Blueblade and used  
a sewing pin (not a pencil lead) as the cat whisker.  Most sensitive  
spots seemed to be at the edges of the central openings in the blade.   
Strong local BC station up in Bozeman, MT came in FB.

Dennis D.  W7QHO
Glendale, CA

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On Aug 6, 2012, at 8:58 AM, mstangelo at comcast.net wrote:

> I read about the foxhole radio which used a Gillette Blueblade and  
> the pencil graphite as a detector. The graphite was held with a  
> safety pin.
> I got hold of the blade and graphite and tried it but could never  
> get it to work.
>
> Has anyone hasd success with this type of detector? If I could get  
> my hands on a Blueblade I'd try it again.