• Manufacturer : receiver has been realised with suggests by Mc Mahon and O. Losev
  • Type : crystal radio receiver
  • Produced : -
  • Frequency range : MW 
  • Device : crystal receiver using all early authentic parts! 
  • Operating estimation (1-10) : does work!
  • Global estimation (1-10) : 10
  • Specials : needs long wire antenna ( 60 ft long ) and appropriate good ground
        - good selectivity
        - the left slider of coil used as a matching impedance of closed type of detector

        - the medium slider used as resonant tuning slider together with fixed 160 pF mica cond.

        - the right slider used as antenna matching slider together with var. condenser 1000 pF

       - very early brass telegraph binding posts for outside connections

        - has heavy brass name plate
  • Note : this type of crystal receiver was used before 1920's as prebroadcasting
          or spark telegraph receiver assemblied with parts of resonable manufacturers as were

          Charles Leutz (owner?), Thordarson, Wm.J.Murdock . . . from the U.S.A.

        - very hard to find some of these early parts

DETAILS of PARTS (click on a picture!)

 tuning coil
     1917
 knife switch
     1911
var. cond.
   1914
fixed cond.
  1916
 detector
  1920's
AF transf.
 1920's
headphones
    1914

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