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Very nicely said. There was a time when more households had am radios than electricity. A time when hams constructed their own rigs in a shack in the back yar

Very nicely said. There was a time when more households had am radios than electricity. A time when hams constructed their own rigs in a shack in the back yard - the ozone and noise from the spark gap and the stink of the battery acid was not tolerated in the house. Many hams still construct their own equipment, especially for low power (QRP) operating [1]. I was captured by the same magic as you were. When you are in that dark, with only a kerosene lantern, to be able to listen to the all sounds carried through the ionosphere and bouncing off the Heaviside layer is a transformative experience. Another thing you can listen to is the "dawn chorus"[0]. It's astonishing that, at any instant, there is a single voltage to be measured at the terminals of an antenna. Yet, through the magic of resonance, it is possible to separate all the manifold signals that have additively combined to produce that single, complicated waveform. [0] https://naturalradiolab.com/natural-radio-signals/ https://naturalradiolab.com/natural-radio-signals/ [1] http://www.qrparci.org/ http://www.qrparci.org/

ddingus 5y ago
That is also good commentary on all this stuff. Makes me want to get the tube radio I scored at the yard sale last year tuned up. It works, but needs caps and an alignment. Maybe this summer. In this way, I feel fortunate to have experienced those old radios. A good one, restored has a compelling sound that I consider timeless. It is astonishing! And yes, additive is where the magic is at, at least where I feel one can experience it most directly. Great call on the lantern. That is a compelling experience worth having period. Thanks for the samples! They are pretty good ones though hearing them through earbuds is a bit different experience. I feel they have a bit more presence when delivered by dual paper cone in a solid cabinet and the pre-emphasis in play. Don't get me wrong though. They are accurate and well produced. I held a license for a while. May get another one in the future when I really feel that itch. My gear was all older school stuff and it all needed a repair or two. Rite of passage. Contacting the people who set me up on air was the point of it all.

ddingus 5y ago

That is also good commentary on all this stuff. Makes me want to get the tube radio I scored at the yard sale last year tuned up. It works, but needs caps and an alignment. Maybe this summer. In this way, I feel fortunate to have experienced those old radios. A good one, restored has a compelling sound that I consider timeless. It is astonishing! And yes, additive is where the magic is at, at least where I feel one can experience it most directly. Great call on the lantern. That is a compelling experience worth having period. Thanks for the samples! They are pretty good ones though hearing them through earbuds is a bit different experience. I feel they have a bit more presence when delivered by dual paper cone in a solid cabinet and the pre-emphasis in play. Don't get me wrong though. They are accurate and well produced. I held a license for a while. May get another one in the future when I really feel that itch. My gear was all older school stuff and it all needed a repair or two. Rite of passage. Contacting the people who set me up on air was the point of it all.