Rocket Radio - first impression

[Bob]

The original RR had a crystal earpiece, perhaps this one has been supplied
with a low z dynamic earpiece.  I think AES has the crystal earpieces for a
few bux, it might save the day if the present RR are a dud.  There isn't
much in one of these things other than a loops stick and a germanium diode.
Also check and see if they used some lousy silican switching diode instead
of a germanium type... don't know if that will affect sensitivity, but there
is not much else to go wrong with the RR.   I had one in the middle 1950s
and with a short 5 foot pigtail antenna I could pick up both the local
peanun whistle broadcast stations in my home town, Eureka California, with
good volume.  I don't think either station ran more than 5 Kw and perhaps
less. One was KIEM at the top of the band and the second one was KHUM and
the lower end of the band.  I ordered a trio of the Restoration Hardware RR
for my grandkids and with one for myself.  I'll let you know how they work
out for me and the kids.

    73

    Bob, KE6F
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark M. <markem at PRIMENET.COM>
To: <HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Friday, November 26, 1999 9:56 PM
Subject: Re: Rocket Radio - first impression


> At 21:38 11/26/1999 -0000, Terry Perdue wrote:
> >Well, I bought one at Restoration Hardware today. It's pretty similar in
> >construction to what I remember of the original, but the sensitivity is
> >pretty disappointing. I've connected it to everything I can find that
ought
> >to act as an antenna, including a 20M dipole, phone line, metal parts of
> >lamps, etc., and at best picked up one very faint station - at night! ...
>
> Terry...
>
> If I remember correctly, mine worked best connected to the metal finger
> stop on a dial telephone.
>
> I haven't seen one of those for a while...
>
> 73...   Mark   AA7TA
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