Mike Peebles "PO-1956" Amplified Crystal Set

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  @purplehayes5718 · 2 years ago

  I actually burst out laughing at the staple gun.

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  @Madness832 · 2 years ago

  While he was puttin' it together, I was gettin' a Mr. Rogers vibe!

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  @simonkormendy849 · 2 years ago

  I used to make my own radio coils with a piece of PVC piping and either some enamelled copper wire, or Litz wire, to put holes in the PVC piping I would use either a small drill bit or a sewing needle that was heated till it was hot enough to melt the PVC piping, sometimes I would glue the base from an old octal valve or tube in one end of the PVC piping after soldering the ends of the coil wires to the pins of the octal base.

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  @scratchback2001 · 2 years ago

  While I appreciate humour, I was saying to myself, I hope hes kidding about the antenna and ground. I did jump when the pyros kicked in. I  own a big valve radio (I live in Australia by the way) and I used a wire between the 2 concrete chimneys of the house down in through my bedroom window. I used a separate pipe for the ground, not the cold or hot water pipes. It was pre FM days but at night in Melbourne Victoria where I live, I could pick up Sydney radio stations 1000 kilometres away in NSW. I rang the DJ at one station telling him I could hear his broadcast. He acknowledged this by telling his listeners that a 12 year old boy was listening in Melbourne. The down side was the telephone bill. I played dumb because local calls were 10 cents a call but STD calls ( Subscriber Trunk Dialing ) were very expensive at the time, unlike today with VOIP. I still have that radio and I finally told my parents at 21 years of age at my 21st birthday. As you can imagine, my father said you cheeky little shit. I knew I never made a call to Sydney back then. I now own a $10.000 Primaluna valve amplifier which is just the most beautiful piece of kit I own. It uses wound in house Toroidal transformers for mains power and output to the speakers and has 4, 8 and 16 Ohm taps. It is running 6 12AU7s in the preamp section and 8 EL34 power tubes at the back in Push/Pull configeration which gives me 100 watts per side. I bought a Cambridge phono stage for my brand new Technics SL 1200 MK 2 ( I was a club DJ for many years ) and a Pioneer CDJ to play CDs. My cartridge is an Ortofon Black Moving Magnet with a Shibata eliptical stylus fitted. None of this gear has ever been in a club by the way. Vacuum Tube amplification is now big business. It's a shame that Russia invaded Ukraine because many tubes with familiar names like Mullard and Telefunken are being made there. Brian May from Queen uses valve amplifiers as do many other brilliant guitarists. I saw Queen with Freddie out front....yes I am a gay guy and with Adam Lambert too. The music today Pffft! I miss the days of valve amps. There was a magic to it all but at 62, I have to be real. I loved my crystal sets. These sets were well hidden in POW camps during WW2 to see what was happening during that terrible time. My late uncles had one but never talked about the war and we knew not to ask what they saw there. I love your channel. Cheers from Australia, Andrew Collins.

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  @robocoyote60 · 2 years ago

  Very enjoyable and relaxing video, just the right mix of music, talking, and building (and hammering :)).

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  @nighthawkbluegrasswestern9154 · 2 years ago

  I almost never watch a YT video of this type from start to finish.  But I enjoyed it so much I wanted to make sure I didn't miss anything.  Your sense of humor is right up my alley.  Great Job! K8BZ

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  @RCDUDEFPV · 2 years ago

  keep up the great work, i hit all the buttons, still laughing over the box, was impressive at the start, good to see the takes people don't normally see, BIG Thumbs up

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  @ejbeekeeper4360 · 2 years ago

  Mister, you had me fooled a couple of times ;) Great video!

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  @derekchristenson5711 · 2 years ago

  That looks like a neat little vintage-style kit, and the video was entertaining, too.  🙂

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  @julianvalenti · 2 years ago

  Hi, in my country we say &quot;que plato!&quot; When something is funny. Something like &quot; what a dish!&quot;. <br>Best wishes!

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  @ГосподинМистер-н7ъ · 2 years ago

  мне нравится время и конструкции перехода с ламповое на транзисторное радио!-это такой дух эпохи &nbsp;перемен-который захватывает восторгом от открытий и возможностей человека !

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  @videolabguy · 3 years ago

  Well done. The way I like my ham. Great job with the radio kit too. You perfectly recreated my dad showing me how to use the AC outlet for an antenna too. Ah. Memories.

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