The AM broadcast band doesn’t have a lot of mainstream programming on it across much of the United States today. That’s a shame because a lot of kids got their first taste of radio and electronics by ...

If you are ready to take a break from high-speed, complex digital systems, consider becoming a “rock hound” and constructing a crystal radio, one of the earliest forms of receivers. For close to 100 ...

SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — I grew up in Topeka, Kansas. When I was around 11 years old, in the mid 1950s, my sister and her husband gave me a crystal radio kit for Christmas. That night, my brother-in-law ...

If you read the December 1970 issue of Mechanix Illustrated, you’d be treated to [Len Buckwalter]’s crystal radio build. He called out Modern Radio Labs as the supplier for parts. That company, run by ...

This Little Museum Outside DC Offers a Deep Dive Into Retro Radio and TV Tech Before you streamed everything, there was this: The National Capital Radio & Television Museum spotlights how airwaves ...