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Crystal radio II update
Awhile ago, my daughter and I built a crystal radio (see the crystal radio pages for more information if you’re interested). We decided to do a bit of an experiment with it and add a second coil attached to the antenna. We used the same gauge magnet wire (the wire has a different color coating,…
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Dan Holiday and Box 13
I’ve recently started listening to an old radio drama I’ve never really checked out before. It’s called Box 13 and is an adventure series starring Alan Ladd. It began in 1947 and ran for 52 episodes. Ladd’s character, Dan Holiday, is a writer of mystery novels who, in an effort to garner plot ideas, solicits…
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OTR
After a hiatus of probably a couple of years, I have been listening to old time radio shows again. I was trying to figure out something to listen to when I need to spend time in bed. That’s pretty much a daily thing because of the physical condition I’m dealing with. Sometimes I listen to…