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Crystal radio
by
Ciro Santilli
36
Updated
2025-04-24
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Created
1970-01-01
This was the
first
generation of commercially successful
radios
.
It
uses
a
crystal detector
as
its
diode
, which is
a
crucial element of the
radio
, thus its
name
.
They were superseded by
transistor radios
, which were much more reliable, portable and could amplify the
signal
received.
Figure 1.
Source
.
Video 1.
How
a
Crystal radio
Works by RimstarOrg
.
Source
.
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