[Milsurplus] Questions on WWI Radio

[Bruce MacMillan]

On 24/08/2014 16:02, Joe Connor via Milsurplus wrote:
> There's an interesting WWI receiver listed on ebay:
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/WWI-1918-Signal-Corps-Crystal-Radio-Receiver-BC-14A-General-Radio-Co-/121416767705?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c4500d8d9
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> What frequencies would such a receiver receive?

200-600 meters  0.5 Mc - 1.5 Mc


>   How would it be powered?

Dilithium crystals :)  :)     no, seriously it's a crystal set. Powered 
by the ether. The "A" had a battery operated buzzer to aid in tuning but 
wasn't required for operation.


> I have no connection to this sale and the price will be out of my league but I'm curious as to whether a receiver like that could be made to operate

probably still does work.


>   and, if so, what one could use it for.

Listening to the top 40


> What would it have been used for during WWI?

It was associated to artillery spotting.


> Thanks.
>
>                 Joe Connor

cheers,
Bruce   M0SOE