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Posted: Jan 29th, 2014 02:09 PM |
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Itsu
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Finally got my two 5000 Ohm coils and a piece of Germanium so i could put something together. The output resistance i measure is between 2000 and 1700 Ohm depending on the pressure and placement of the screw. This i feed to a 12v battery fed 800W MOSFET amplifier, but still i have to listen with my headset on as the output volume is every very low. No real signals are heard unless i touch the screw with my fingers, then i hear lots of "mexican dogs" as mentioned in this webside (bottom): http://www.glowbug.nl/projects/UM58.html When i keep the signal as steady as possible and get zero beat i hear a local Dutch radio station as i can hear them speak Dutch. So this thing works then as a crystal radio with me being the antenna. I will try to get more output, but i guess i need a preamp. Regards Itsu Attached Image (viewed 3827 times):
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