| CATS
WHISKER |
| 1925

During the
pioneering days of broadcasting crystal
sets were very popular. These sets were
also called "Cats Whisker".
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World
of Wireless
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| The Cats Whisker is called
after the tiny wire that connects to the detector
crystal. Many constructions were made to adjust
the wire finding a sensitive spot on the crystal. |
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Typical wiringdiagram
of a crystal set.
This simple set is not
very sensitive and not sellective (it does not very well
distinct stations on different wavelength), therefore it
will receive mainly local stations.
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