[Milsurplus] Foxhole Radio - conclusion

[J. Forster]

A spark transmitter in the cockpit of a gasoline powered early aircraft.
Now there's a concept!

-John

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> Al wrote:
>
>> Build a crystal set.  It's good for your soul,
>
> Even better would be a milsurplus set, like the 1918 SCR-54-A (BC-14-A)
> that covers 600 to 1500 kHz:
>
>  http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/libertyele_bc14.html
>
> I have one made by Liberty Electric.
>
> Some claim these were used in WWI to receive messages from artillery
> spotting aircraft using the SCR-65-A (BC-15-A) quenched spark transmitter.
> Those were likely only SCR-54 (BC-14) and SCR-65 (BC-15) sets (not A
> models)
> that were out in late 1917.
>
> Mike / KK5F
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