How a Crystal Radio Works

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  • Опубліковано 29 сер 2012
  • Full details of how a crystal radio works, right down to the electron level.
    We start with a demonstration of all the parts in action, showing how the radio waves interact with the antenna and antenna coil to produce a fluctuating magnetic field, which induces electron flow in the tuning coil, which works with the tuning capacitor, which is followed by the diode and crystal earpiece. We talk about why a leaky germanium diode is needed with this particular circuit or how a bypass resistor can be used instead.
    That's followed by how the tuning is done using a tuning coil in parallel with a tuning capacitor, which together are tuned to a resonant frequency the same as the radio frequency by adjusting the coil's inductance and the capacitor's capacitance.
    Then we show how a radio wave is formed from a microphone's audio wave using amplitude modulation (AM). This then shows how the diode is necessary for converting the radio wave back to an audio wave for use by the earpiece or speaker.
    Next we discuss selectivity versus sensitivity and why a separate antenna coil is used.
    An finally we show a few other crystal radio circuits.
    Thanks to the following for reviewing development versions of this video:
    Slovenija12345 of / slovenija12345
    and
    Charles Wenzel of www.techlib.com/electronics/cr...
    See also...
    How to Make/Build a Crystal Radio video, the radio explained in this video:
    • How to Make/Build a Cr...
    Crystal Radio Troubleshooting and Tips video:
    • Crystal Radio Troubles...
    How to Make an Amplifier for a Crystal Radio Earpiece video:
    • How to Make Amplifier ...
    Make a Crystal Radio Coil with Taps video:
    • Make a Crystal Radio C...
    There's also a crystal radio page on my website:
    rimstar.org/equip/crystal_radi...
    3D modelling and 3D animation done using Blender 2.63.
    To follow me on Twitter:
    / rimstarz
    rimstar.org
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  • @yelyab1
    @yelyab1 Рік тому +28

    Today was my birthday. I’m 75. I started listening to crystal radios when I was 9 or 10 years old. I became an mechanical engineer. This video gave the first practical understanding of how a crystal radio works. What a great birthday present. Thanks. You know your audience.

  • @KarlPhillipBuhr
    @KarlPhillipBuhr 2 роки тому +14

    Many years later it's still the best explanation of how a crystal radio works on UA-cam.

  • @RimstarOrg
    @RimstarOrg  11 років тому +70

    Yeah, that's a deliberate requirement I set when making all my explanations, that I show the thing working at as low level as practically possible so that there's little left to the imagination. Words and static diagrams play a part, but seeing the electrons, electromagnetic fields, radio waves, heat flow, ... makes how it works blatantly clear.

    • @zeedoogyboy
      @zeedoogyboy 3 роки тому +1

      A great presentation! ( Only wish my hearing loss could better accept a slower commentary. No criticism intended.).

    • @PS-qf9fj
      @PS-qf9fj 2 роки тому +3

      I'm an artist with an interest in learning about electricity/tech as a hobby and you make it completely possible for me! Much easier than some books I've bought to teach myself. Thank you!

    • @mister3722
      @mister3722 2 роки тому

      This was incredible. Thank you Sir

    • @musamabaso1106
      @musamabaso1106 2 роки тому

      L0p

    • @musamabaso1106
      @musamabaso1106 2 роки тому

      0

  • @amartinjoe
    @amartinjoe 9 років тому +316

    UTTERLY BRILLIANT PRESENTATION!! You sir should win the Nobel Prize for the best explanation and presentation ever.

    • @DanielSmedegaardBuus
      @DanielSmedegaardBuus 7 років тому +6

      amartinjoe, As recipient of the 2008 Nobel prize for brain surgery by kickboxing, I'd like to second that and vouch for him at the next committee hearing.

    • @user-pi3fh9cp5m
      @user-pi3fh9cp5m 7 років тому +2

      Brain surgery by kickboxing? What. I did not understand this joke?

    • @DanielSmedegaardBuus
      @DanielSmedegaardBuus 7 років тому +4

      X​ No joke. It might seem counter-intuitive at first, but once you acquire the right skill set, kickboxing is actually the least intrusive, and safest, form of brain surgery. I pioneered it, which in part earned me the Nobel prize.

    • @user-pi3fh9cp5m
      @user-pi3fh9cp5m 7 років тому

      +Daniel Smedegaard Buus Yeah and magic is real

    • @jerryduvall5629
      @jerryduvall5629 6 років тому

      amartinjoe

  • @Nodularguy1
    @Nodularguy1 10 років тому +55

    Finally a video that I can wrap my head around to understand Radio. A Million thumbs up. Thank you for taking the time to make such excellent tutorials.

  • @philipyoung9002
    @philipyoung9002 5 років тому +20

    Thank you! I finally understand how a crystal radio works after 50 years!

  • @RimstarOrg
    @RimstarOrg  11 років тому +16

    The diode is for converting the radio wave back to the original audio wave, as is said at 10:20 in the video and explained in the section before that. For the antenna, I showed that in my How to Make a Crystal Radio video. I just used one of more 15 foot longs wires in parallel, connected where the antenna goes in the circuit. Depending on how close you are to radio stations you may need longer. 15 feet is actually pretty short.

  • @jensole2617
    @jensole2617 3 роки тому

    WOW... I made my first crystal radio back in 1972 and it`s the first time I really understand what the diode is there for. No one ever explained it the way You did... FANTASTIC... I`m gonna build one again and use my DSO to look at the different frequencies in the circuit. Thanks a lot here from Denmark!

  • @RimstarOrg
    @RimstarOrg  10 років тому +170

    The radio gets its power from the radio waves themselves. No batteries or other power source is required.

    • @flavio4923
      @flavio4923 4 роки тому +14

      Thanks , that's the reason why I came here but watched the whole thing because of the incredible presentation.

    • @supernet2ec2
      @supernet2ec2 3 роки тому +3

      Came here for the same reason about radio waves self powering

    • @supme7558
      @supme7558 3 роки тому +5

      Well it is electricity after all

    • @quagmyer7230
      @quagmyer7230 Рік тому +8

      In other words, “wireless electricity”.

    • @user-th1kb4ic3b
      @user-th1kb4ic3b Рік тому

  • @brucewayne-cave
    @brucewayne-cave 8 років тому +26

    This is the BEST crystal radio explaination I have ever seen.
    Outstanding in all categories...!

  • @walterskinner527
    @walterskinner527 3 роки тому +2

    When I was six or seven year old the farther of my friend made a crystal set for his daughter, some times I was aloud to listen and I can remember how amazing it was to me, until today I had no idea how it worked.
    Thank you for making this video.

  • @MrSeeker2013
    @MrSeeker2013 9 років тому +1

    For 27 years I've been looking for this video. Thank you sir. Thank you. You have enlightened my brain!

  • @EMandMORE
    @EMandMORE 10 років тому +4

    I've never seen such a wonderful explanation in my entire life. Big congratulation from Italy. Answered any of my questions and explained a lot more.

  • @glmphoto
    @glmphoto 6 років тому +14

    This is the first explanation I have ever seen that made clear the basis of radio. All others seem to be interested in displays of genius. You sir have a new subscriber.

  • @LowellBoggs
    @LowellBoggs Рік тому

    Thanks for this video. When I was about 14, my parents bought me a radio-shack experiment kit for Christmas. The crystal radio design worked and my mother was amazed. This was the only time she ever seemed impressed with me. I was so moved by her reaction that i later got a BS degree in electrical engineering. While i did take the class on radio theory, I don't recall them explaining what the diode was for. After these 40 years, I might have just forgotten but it is certainly a treat to hear that old circuit explained so well as your video does.

  • @RimstarOrg
    @RimstarOrg  11 років тому +2

    You're welcome! It was a pleasure being able to make this one, mostly because to do it I had to learn the pieces I didn't know. I'm glad you liked it. Thanks!

  • @BarefootBeekeeper
    @BarefootBeekeeper 5 років тому +4

    I made my first crystal radio around 1960. This is the first time I have heard a good explanation of how it worked!

  • @lancedauzat3751
    @lancedauzat3751 10 років тому +3

    I'm currently in the process of watching all your videos and I must say. "DUDE YOU ROCK"!!!!!!! Thanks for all of the great videos, your hard work and time are greatly appreciated.

    • @RimstarOrg
      @RimstarOrg  10 років тому +2

      Thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying them. Thanks for watching!

  • @emilsitka7590
    @emilsitka7590 7 років тому +1

    Thank you for publishing the first description of how a AM radio works that I can truly understand. Much appreciated.

  • @waterandafter
    @waterandafter 10 років тому

    Thank you. Yours is the only video I've seen that tells the "why" radio works rather than just a list of parts and where they go.

  • @Britspence381
    @Britspence381 3 роки тому +6

    Wow, so well explained and illustrated. We had to build a crystal radio in an electricity class I took in high school many many years ago. Thanks for the video!

  • @robertsomebody3442
    @robertsomebody3442 Рік тому +7

    I've been looking for an introduction
    to radio like this.absolutely brilliant, thank you.

  • @drgergens
    @drgergens 8 років тому +1

    Excellent animation explanation.
    I made a crystal radio in 8th grade my electronic instructor with Mr. Johnson at Hill Junior High. I had forgotten had it all worked .
    Thanks for the wonderful refresher course in its basic operation, with the added electronic lingo and insight.

  • @tonyv8925
    @tonyv8925 3 роки тому

    pleasant memories. I built my first crystal radio at age 8. Then I modified it to receive shortwave frequencies. Next step was a 2 transistor radio, powered by a single D cell battery. Been in electronics ever since. Thank you, sir for the video. Well done.

  • @algae1000
    @algae1000 11 років тому +8

    I attended an electronics school in the U.S. Air Force for nearly a year back in the dark ages when the term Hertz was not used (CPS) and we had digital vacuum tube circuits. I have watched just a few of your videos, and had you been my USAF instructor, the school could have been half as long. Your use of animation and excellent easy to understand descriptions make otherwise complex processes very simple. I subscribed, and plan to follow all of your videos. Thank you!!!

  • @ericklopes4046
    @ericklopes4046 7 років тому +9

    Man you're awesome. I'm an electronic technician but noone ever taught me that way. I had to deduce how some stuff works and know just enough to get my job, I'm basically a repairman.
    Thank you very much for your work, you're amazing, keep it up.
    I'm sharing this video but I'm afraid my brazilian laymen friends will have difficulties understanding your explanation, even thought you spoke clearly and the animations were great.
    That's because you're reading quite fast. I have no problem with it since I already have some understanding but most people don't.
    Anyway, thank you very much.

  • @lewtds
    @lewtds 7 років тому

    I started this video with numerous questions but you anticipated and answered them all. Such a true educator!

  • @jackvsadam2679
    @jackvsadam2679 Рік тому

    This is the best description of how a radio works that I have ever seen. I plan to use this with my students when we cover circuits and waves

  • @user-pi3fh9cp5m
    @user-pi3fh9cp5m 7 років тому +3

    I really hope you continue this series, it's what I was looking for in terms of explanations as to how things work in circuits like this radio. I wouldn't mind learning how other things work this clearly either, this low level is really what makes it click for me, oddly enough.
    Heck, I wouldn't mind if you went over formulas and stuff too, like "so and so discovered this, and turned it into a formula _____ where ___ is ____, and this is basically just * some epxlanation of the electrons interacting * in notation form"
    Either way, I am in awe. Great stuff!

  • @rogerklekacz9599
    @rogerklekacz9599 3 роки тому +16

    Thanks for your fine, simple, yet considerably informative presentation. It reminds me of my first days of experimenting with radio. This led me into the study of ft transistors which were just then coming on the market. I did a nice science experiment and won a ribbon at school. Quite a thrill for an 11 or12 year old. I still like crystal radios and have some examples left to show grandchildren when n they are able to Comprehend. This eventually led me to get my ham radio license at age 14. Still have it and many more electronic items at 71, following a career in electronics. Keep up the good work !!

  • @flamencoprof
    @flamencoprof 6 років тому

    Excellent production!
    An electrician ran a class for a youth club (Boy's Brigade) I belonged to in about 1964 and I built a "crystal set" under his instruction. It used a germanium diode instead of a crystal. I learned about the crystals at the same time. It had a variable capacitor with thin plastic insulation beween fixed and rotatable vanes for tuning, Through studying the cct diagram, and with his explanation, I was enabled to understand resonance, rectification, modulation, resistance, capacitance, and microphonics. What a start! I never looked back, and have had a career in telephony and electronics, more recently optical fibres, ever since. Thanks, Mr. Andrews!
    (I used that thing for a couple of years until my Grandmother gave me a new-fangled Japanese Sharp transistor radio, which had the disadvantage that I had to buy batteries for it , whilst the crystal set was sounds for free!)

    • @RimstarOrg
      @RimstarOrg  6 років тому

      Thanks! Yeah, that's what I like so much about crystal radios. You learn so much from one device.

    • @flamencoprof
      @flamencoprof 6 років тому

      May I respectfully recommend Physics Videos by Eugene Khutoryansky ?

  • @soffronitsky
    @soffronitsky 8 років тому +1

    That's awesome.
    Many people is able to build a crystal radio. But few people is able to explain so clearly how it works.
    Thank you.

  • @RimstarOrg
    @RimstarOrg  11 років тому +4

    My pleasure. I try to go as deep as I can. Thanks for watching them!

  • @brfisher1123
    @brfisher1123 9 років тому +157

    Did you know that you're the only one with a video that talks about how radio waves interact with radios? There is not a single video explaining exactly how radios word with detail.

    • @user-pi3fh9cp5m
      @user-pi3fh9cp5m 7 років тому +22

      Right?
      I love this low level stuff, and the way the electrons flow and interact with things is really what makes me go "oh, that's why". It scratches that "it's just how it works, don't ask why, *asks why* " itch.

    • @aprisonerscinemastephenmur6932
      @aprisonerscinemastephenmur6932 3 роки тому +1

      I recommend the BCC Documentary "The Story Of Electricity"

    • @taherpatrawala_
      @taherpatrawala_ 3 роки тому

      @@aprisonerscinemastephenmur6932 thanks for that mate❤️👍🏻

    • @user-yc1ob8jq9z
      @user-yc1ob8jq9z 2 роки тому

      sahroon sah

  • @pianosdeaf
    @pianosdeaf 9 років тому

    I watched your video with no sound because I don't have my headphones on me, BUT I could hear a great deal of knowledge emitted by your crystal radio and made sure that my antenna is catching some of it..

  • @dardanus999
    @dardanus999 11 років тому +5

    Your work here is just wonderful. 35 years ago I was teaching a high interest physics class at Endeavour HS in Sydney AU. I would just love to do it all over again with your chnl as a course syllabus. We'd have a ball and the learning would go over the top. Keep up the good work. I'm sure that you are touching many minds and contributing to the understanding of physics.

    • @bryankeinerestradaortiz877
      @bryankeinerestradaortiz877 Рік тому +1

      Crean en Jesús Cristo y tendrán vida eterna y paz entreguénce a Jesús Cristo ahora mismo en oración Dios les bendiga
      Les invito a una iglesia evangélica

  • @RimstarOrg
    @RimstarOrg  11 років тому +5

    We've continued this in private messages for more room but for the benefit of others, larger diameter plays a part when you get into loop antenna coils. Those are crystal radios where a large diameter coil (1 1/2 feet in diameter for example) is used as both the coil and the antenna. You can see one of these in my "Portable Crystal Radio using Loop Antenna and Pizza Box" video.

  • @rogerdodger8415
    @rogerdodger8415 6 років тому +2

    I learned this as a young man in the Army, but could never actually build one. Now, I think I could build one from memory. Great presentation!

  • @Kylefassbinderful
    @Kylefassbinderful 5 років тому

    Hands down the best way I've ever seen someone explain how a crystal radio works. Excellent job!

  • @jean-baptistelasselle4562
    @jean-baptistelasselle4562 5 років тому +4

    Update , about AM = Amplitude Modulation why and how.
    This is the best explanation I 've ever heard !
    I think you're gonna inspire me with this, about mathematics.... Thank you;

  • @turytorrinco27
    @turytorrinco27 9 років тому +4

    Man, thax for your very detailed explanation!
    It's hard to find such an explanation.
    You helped me a lot :)

  • @johnathentuten
    @johnathentuten 10 місяців тому

    I just randomly stumbled across your videos today, and they are fantastic. I've never in my life felt like I needed to make a crystal radio but now I think I have to

  • @JavaScripting64
    @JavaScripting64 3 місяці тому +2

    This is the video I wanted when I searched “how does a radio work”, thank you! Glad it came up in my recommendeds .

  • @TengYuan
    @TengYuan 8 років тому +8

    just incredible educational material, thank you for the production.

  • @docmaker-italy
    @docmaker-italy 11 років тому +11

    Hi, great video, despite someone always has something to say, anything that goes towards learning is a good thing.
    Actually crystal receivers CAN detect FM, usually nearby local powerful FM stations, I have a couple of videos showing this.
    It is called "slope detection, when tuning is slightly off the centre frequency of the station, and as the frequency modulated carrier goes in and out of the radio's resonant frequency, an audio signal similar to the original modulation is made.

  • @johnsilva5020
    @johnsilva5020 3 роки тому

    Gosh.. brings back memories, building my first crystal radio over 45yrs ago, from a Radio Shack type kit. The Antenna needed to be insanely long, over 10yrds. Had to hook it to a high tree. My cousins thought I was nuts, when there was a perfectly good Bush, Telefunken, Grundig and Siemens radios at home 😅🤣. Glad you mentioned it was for the AM band.

  • @blakshman01
    @blakshman01 4 роки тому

    2 years of communication class and i was not able to understand how these modulation works and you made me understand it in one single video

  • @randomthink
    @randomthink 9 років тому +54

    I cannot imagine a more thorough or clearer explanation! You've done an excellent job of presenting several difficult concepts in simple, easily understood terms. Well done! Thanks for the effort you put into this.
    I'm curious, how long did it take to do the modeling and animations in blender?

  • @WelsonRyan
    @WelsonRyan 10 років тому +14

    One of the best tutorials on UA-cam! Thanks!

  • @ventjemazzel8822
    @ventjemazzel8822 5 років тому +1

    Probably the best explanation available on line or off line! Many thanks for going to such a length and sharing your knowledge with the world.

    • @RimstarOrg
      @RimstarOrg  5 років тому

      Thanks! I am fairly proud of this one so I'm glad to hear others are enjoying it too.

  • @8orbit
    @8orbit 10 років тому +1

    Wonderful! This is perhaps the best explanation of the basics of radio I have found! As a physics major in school I learned about LC circuits and how Maxwell's equations allow for radio waves, but not how it worked to make a radio. I just got my amateur radio license (yes, 40 years too late), and you learn all the parts and rules of thumb, but not how it relates to the physics. Your explanation is the perfect middle ground and brings it all together. Thank you so much!

  • @RealHank1791
    @RealHank1791 9 років тому +11

    Man that was awesome. Do more. Great job.

  • @holyorderofscientists
    @holyorderofscientists 9 років тому +3

    Best explanation ever. Thank you Rimstar.org! Nowhere in the net is there anything up to this clarity level. Incredible performance.

  • @choadtick
    @choadtick 11 років тому +2

    I have been building crystal radios with my four boys for some years and I wish I had this video back when we started. Most excellent. Thanks.

    • @bryankeinerestradaortiz877
      @bryankeinerestradaortiz877 Рік тому

      Crean en Jesús Cristo y tendrán vida eterna y paz entreguénce a Jesús Cristo ahora mismo en oración Dios les bendiga
      Les invito a una iglesia evangélica

  • @rEdf196
    @rEdf196 6 років тому +1

    I always had a life long fascination with the crystal radio.since my first encounter with a Remco slide tuning set of the 1960,s and my own RadioShack Science Fair set from the 70,s Over the years I have built dozens of crystal radios AM, shortwave, even one that picks up CB radio. Your video is a well made description on the functions of the crystal set.

  • @TheRealSneakyPlayz
    @TheRealSneakyPlayz 3 роки тому +4

    I just want to thank you for your incredible teaching skills. I am getting my kids involved in electronics and can not thank you enough for these amazing videos. God speed.

  • @RimstarOrg
    @RimstarOrg  10 років тому +10

    I guess you've seen the video starting at around 10:42 and are wondering why the Earth is a good ground? It's such a large object that it's easy to take electrons from it since it has so many, and it's easy to give it electrons. If you try to give electrons to a small object, it will quickly become strongly negatively charged and repel any more electrons. But it would take more electrons than you can provide before you strongly charge the Earth ground, even if it's just your backyard.

    • @spugintrntl
      @spugintrntl 3 роки тому

      I know I'm seven years late, but you managed to make me understand something with this one comment that I never was never able to grasp before. Thank you.

  • @mukuljobra3972
    @mukuljobra3972 4 роки тому

    Sir, you explained the whole complex process into the core depth in just few minutes, you really had to work very hard, I really want to "thank you" Sir for your great efforts and this informative work. And your humble response to the comments, is really applaudable.
    👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @iguanapete3809
    @iguanapete3809 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome demo. Wish we had this when I was in Junior High Electric class. We made the bare bones radio with just the diode , coil and wiper.

  • @MrArunavadatta
    @MrArunavadatta 8 років тому +8

    I am speechless..great work..

  • @scottmacdonald6188
    @scottmacdonald6188 8 років тому +15

    Fascinating stuff! This helps a lot.

  • @ggattsr
    @ggattsr 12 років тому

    Probably the best explanation of radio wave reception via crystal radios that I have ever seen.
    Your graphics are outstanding and easy to understand. Thanks for all the effort you put into your videos.

    • @bryankeinerestradaortiz877
      @bryankeinerestradaortiz877 Рік тому

      Crean en Jesús Cristo y tendrán vida eterna y paz entreguénce a Jesús Cristo ahora mismo en oración Dios les bendiga
      Les invito a una iglesia evangélica

  • @LAB-82
    @LAB-82 4 місяці тому

    One of the best descriptions of the functionality of a circuit! Great work and thanks so much for sharing!

  • @robertheim352
    @robertheim352 3 роки тому +5

    Nice animations and descriptions. I like how you quantify the tradeoffs of circuit design and some of the subtle characteristics that provide functional results such as the crystal earphone and diode leakage. Have you ever derived the speed of the actual electrons that flow? I was surprised to see that they actually move pretty slowly but the resulting field effect is what we perceive as fast; approaching C. Reality is subtle. Thanks, Bob

    • @thepuma2012
      @thepuma2012 Рік тому

      Electrons don t flow (from one side to another). Electrons stay with there atom, but they will transfer energy (to eachother)

  • @RimstarOrg
    @RimstarOrg  12 років тому +32

    Ooops. Sounds like now I need to make a History of Crystal Radios video! :) The "crystal" in Crystal Radio refers to the days when an actual rock made of crystalline galena was used as the diode. A wire with a sharp point would be carefully pressed against the crystal and if the location and pressure was just right, the combination would act as a diode. In the early days, magnetic earphones were used instead of piezo crystal earpieces. Some hobbyists still use both today.

    • @thurmanwatson5954
      @thurmanwatson5954 3 роки тому +2

      That's how we did it in the '60's. We even hand made everything; basically just snipped tin coffee can, copper wire, blank toilet roll, speaker, and a crystal rock.
      I followed my brother's Club Scout handbook on how to make a Crystal Radio.
      Thanks for the memories, have to share with my grandchildren.

    • @Alburx
      @Alburx 2 роки тому

      @@thurmanwatson5954 I'm trying to build a radio like that, very "rude" with a real piece of Crystal, but I can't find a single project on how to do It. Can somebody help me? I have a lot of white quartz at home and I wanna use it

    • @DubzCo
      @DubzCo 2 роки тому +1

      @@Alburx I’m sure there’s something out there best of luck to you

    • @DL-kc8fc
      @DL-kc8fc 2 роки тому +2

      @@Alburx No silicon. It is best to use a germanium diode, which you will probably only buy for advertisement, or to make galena - the instructions are on the internet. It is also possible to use lead sulphide (in the crystalline state), carborundum, copper oxide, zinc oxide, pyrite, etc. as a detection diode. Curious old detectors also include a flame detector or an electrolytic one (I will not explain their function). I recommend period high-ohm headphones (2-4k), which you buy for an advertisement. There are many schemes of crystals on the Internet. However, before you build a crystal, I must remind you that the crystal processes amplitude modulation. If there is only FM in your area, you do not need to build a crystal. :)

    • @Alburx
      @Alburx 2 роки тому

      @@DL-kc8fc so the Crystal Is only for AM and not FM so the radio frequencies are not processed by the Crystal diode, cannnot listen to radio FM with a Crystal based radio right?

  • @sidecarbod1441
    @sidecarbod1441 3 роки тому +1

    I'm supposed to be working from home, your video was way more interesting than the work I should be doing! Thankyou!

  • @martinkennard1669
    @martinkennard1669 Рік тому +1

    Excellent video. This seems as a more complicated radio set. As a kid I made a radio out of a purchased crystal. I used a razor blade, coil, crystal, and a small earbud. It worked very good.

  • @user-dg6xn9bj9n
    @user-dg6xn9bj9n 8 років тому +3

    Great video RimstarOrg. Veeeeeeeeery Greaaaaaaaaaat

  • @debeshbhattarai
    @debeshbhattarai 10 років тому +3

    You r amazing...the best peice on crystal..I want to build a new one yet again for my son...Cheers...!!!

    • @RimstarOrg
      @RimstarOrg  10 років тому +1

      Thanks. I'm glad you like it. And better yet, build one _with_ your son. I'm sure he'll enjoy it. See my Crystal Radio playlist on my channel home page. I've plenty of building instructional videos too. Enjoy!

  • @marksieczko7766
    @marksieczko7766 3 роки тому

    Crystal radio! happy daze .I built one from a kit....50 years ago. It kinda worked. Then being a 13 year old genius (sarcasm not bragging BTW) I started experimenting. We had an old broken down vacuum cleaner. stripped out the motor and used the wires to wind my own coil, also for the antenna which was looped 4x around my bedroom walls near the ceiling. Then for an earth had the wire going from upstairs bedroom window into the ground of our backyard. Replaced the tuning capacitor (a trimmer) with the interleaved vane tuning capacitor from a duff radio. man...it was cool and damn loud. Kickstarted a fascination that led to qualifications in Applied Physics and Electronics and a career in electronics. Cheers.

  • @deepakbellur9676
    @deepakbellur9676 9 років тому

    RimstarOrg - Men like you are a blessing to this earth. Your sorts make this world a much much better place to live in. Thank you ever so much. Since I'm from India I found the pace of delivery a wee bit too fast. But it had a positive spin off - I could watch the video once again and it was awesome !! Thanks once again!

  • @JustWasted3HoursHere
    @JustWasted3HoursHere 6 років тому +6

    I agree with the compliments (excellent presentation) and the main criticism (a little too fast) of this video.

  • @maffysdad
    @maffysdad 6 років тому +5

    My brain hurts!!!... My ears are still trying to catch up, but to be fair, it made sense and I actually get how the transmission part from a radio station actually works... So yeah, thanks for a concise presentation...

    • @abogadojon
      @abogadojon 5 років тому

      When my ears hurt, trying to keep up, I change the speed to 75 %. HTH. You're welcome.

  • @johngoodwin4811
    @johngoodwin4811 4 роки тому

    Wow, what a clear explanation of how the receiver converts the radio wave to audio! Thank you.

  • @58allendavis
    @58allendavis 6 років тому

    My father and I made a crystal radio set for me when I was 10. Now I want to build another one 50 years later! Great video. I'm subscribing because my curiosity is on fire!

    • @RimstarOrg
      @RimstarOrg  6 років тому

      Welcome! In that case you'll want to check out my playlist on crystal radios. It's a whole series just about that ua-cam.com/video/VqdcU9ULAlA/v-deo.html.

    • @58allendavis
      @58allendavis 6 років тому

      I can't believe how I've gotten caught up in this crystal radio thing, but with all the surplus time on your hands retirement gives you can have that affect! I remember buying a "store bought" crystal set not long after my Dad and I made my first one. I bought it purely for looks. It was in a blue plastic case with a fake plastic antenna on top. I thought it looked so cool. Looking back, it would've made a great set prop for the old film "Plan 9 From Outer Space." That set couldn't compare to my Dad's work. Tuning was difficult (coil too small), and you could barely hear anything on it. THANKS FOR THE LINK!

  • @RimstarOrg
    @RimstarOrg  11 років тому +7

    I'm using blender, which is a very powerful 3D modelling and animation software available at blender.org. Warning, it takes a lot of learning.

    • @jayrowe6473
      @jayrowe6473 3 роки тому

      Maybe *you* could be the one to teach us Blender! Great video and explanation.

  • @andyphil666
    @andyphil666 8 років тому +82

    explained in a "crystal clear" way. *walks away*

  • @DmitryShevkoplyas
    @DmitryShevkoplyas 8 місяців тому

    The best explanation I've seen so far (in my 50 years:) Thank you, I'll go watch this again with my kids now!

  • @gearhead1302
    @gearhead1302 5 років тому +1

    That was actually really interesting I'm glad I watched. That's so neat that the wave is actually a mirror of the audio wave. I didn't know that!

  • @mayurbalwani7277
    @mayurbalwani7277 7 років тому +4

    The guy sounds like Badger from the Breaking Bad!

  • @project-unifiedfreepeoples
    @project-unifiedfreepeoples 5 років тому +12

    Turns on the radio, it's playing "one direction" turns radio off.

    • @simontay4851
      @simontay4851 5 років тому

      img.memecdn.com/best-fucking-direction-ever_o_1863437.jpg

  • @cybco
    @cybco 2 роки тому

    Just subscribed, how I missed your channel over the years have no idea. This is a 3 credit class from college on a qtr schedule. Of course I'm referring to fully understanding the impedance matching and mathematics to equate capacitance etc. This would be a priceless Cub Scout project.

  • @skipsassy1
    @skipsassy1 9 років тому

    The best explanation of radio I've ever heard even compared to Berkley, MIT and other introductory lectures. I'm a retied lawyer and want to know how things work. I made a large amount on Cisco Systems with only knowing that in 1990 someone told me that computers "need to talk to each other" and these Stanford scientists had a "router". I should have sold when I was patting myself on the back in 2000 10 years later, but waited one extra year 2001 - but what I leaned was what Baldwin Locomotives learned the hard way - steam engines would not be around in 1880 as they said when offered the diesel engine in the early part of the century - a far more efficient motive power. You get stuck on "brain bias". I assumed the most valuable company would last, yes, the company might last, but it's value does not. In 2000 Cisco was the talk of the newspapers, but when I invested nobody ever heard of a "router":, that was the time to invest, not when the newspapers were in love with the technology - easily copied, no ":moat": like say Coca-Cola. But 10 years did what Coke took 80 years to return. Now I don't do that, but am a student of yours.

  • @baddoggie101
    @baddoggie101 10 років тому +6

    This is 90% there, but I feel you are cheating by using a fancy-smancy store-bought diode. I want to know how to polish and mount a piece of galena to make a crystal diode radio set as used in days of yore. Or, how about a razor-blade radio?
    I recall, years ago I opened up a radio to try to find the pile of soil (earth) listed on the circuit diagram. To this day I find the use of the word "earth" or even "ground" to be very irksome.

    • @RimstarOrg
      @RimstarOrg  10 років тому +2

      baddoggie101 I would like to try the galena and cat's whisker some day, just haven't gotten around to it yet (too many projects.) I've done the razor-blade diode in this video "Make Razor Blade Diode for Crystal Radio/Foxhole Radio".Regarding looking for the earth in the radio, :). Sounds like something I would do too.

    • @baddoggie101
      @baddoggie101 9 років тому

      RimstarOrg Taking another look at your very fine animation I see something else that is a little bit screwy. I appears as if you have five conductors coming together into a single node which is connected to ground. I think your sketch is "sketchy" in that you probably did not mean to imply that they are all connected at that node. Only the leg of the primary coil should be connected to ground. In addition, if the diode was reversed and the right most conductor was connected only to ground it should also work, provided you use one of those early type of earphones that drove the earpiece diaphragm with a coil. Correct me if I am wrong.

    • @RimstarOrg
      @RimstarOrg  9 років тому

      baddoggie101
      You had me worried for a second. All 5 are all connected to ground at the common node. You can even see it in my actual crystal radio which was the model for this 3D animation ua-cam.com/video/VqdcU9ULAlA/v-deo.html

  • @Kibou4275
    @Kibou4275 Рік тому +4

    Who else came here because Dr. Stone: New World

  • @halmiller1726
    @halmiller1726 Рік тому

    A nice in depth explanation. Years ago in 8th grade, my science class I knew was too easy. We had to show a project and present it to class. I even surprised the teacher when I came in and showed, and gave a basic explanation of how a basic crystal AM radio worked. I think the idea of invisible RF radio waves inducting and powering the system blew their minds. Besides capacitors and coils, I don't recall if I got into the different things that could and have been used as a detector to tune like cat whiskers.

  • @RimstarOrg
    @RimstarOrg  11 років тому +1

    The foxhole radios are basically the same as the one I describe in my video but without the ability to tune intro radio stations using the second coil and the variable capacitor. I think it is possible to tune the foxhole a little using the pencil on the razor. Since there is only one coil there is more overlap of stations, unless you have just one really strong one. The pencil and razor are the diode. I'm glad you found this video helpful! Thanks for the feedback. And I'm from Ottawa, Canada.

  • @markv3559
    @markv3559 8 років тому +6

    slooooooowwwwwwwwwwww dddddddooooooooooooowwwwwwnnnnnnnn.... omg, so much so fast. Overwhelming to the complete novice. But otherwise excellent.

    • @user-dg6xn9bj9n
      @user-dg6xn9bj9n 8 років тому

      +Mark V slooooooowwwwwwwwwwww dddddddooooooooooooowwwwwwnnnnnnnn.... omg, so much so fast.

    • @user-dg6xn9bj9n
      @user-dg6xn9bj9n 8 років тому

      +Mark V I had to pause it many times. It is great

    • @Rocky1138
      @Rocky1138 6 років тому +2

      You can reduce the playback speed of a UA-cam video.

  • @Spoolz07
    @Spoolz07 7 років тому +32

    Such a shame, you're speaking WAAAY too fast for an educational video. For rapid-fire jokes in a comedy club this style is perfect, but here you're trying to explain a scientific principle to those who may not have encountered this subject before, or who don't have English as a first language, and you've raced through the script, removing most of the gaps and even all the breaths!! I say it's a shame because your graphics are really nice. I found myself having to go back repeatedly to try and get the gist of what you were saying, which made it a less-than-pleasurable learning experience. If you're teaching, slow down man! We're not all up to your speed yet.

    • @Vitorruy1
      @Vitorruy1 7 років тому +20

      To be fair such a subjects have to be watched back again and pondered about, you can't get everything the first time

    • @amorefurnishings4766
      @amorefurnishings4766 7 років тому +6

      he spoke so fast it " Hertz " XD

    • @quincedapence3533
      @quincedapence3533 7 років тому +12

      in the settings button in the player you can change the speed of the video.

    • @thesnare100
      @thesnare100 7 років тому

      no kidding :)

    • @adamstewart7856
      @adamstewart7856 7 років тому +3

      Put it on 0.75...

  • @Anwoth48
    @Anwoth48 3 роки тому +2

    Thanks, enjoyed that and learned a lot. I'll have to go through it again, bit by bit, to digest each section. Currently, trying to recover from motion sickness after watching all those oscillating green electrons!

  • @aquamon1339
    @aquamon1339 7 років тому

    Very straightforward and attention capturing.
    No mentioning of confusing terminologies.

  • @RimstarOrg
    @RimstarOrg  11 років тому

    Wow. Coming from someone with your background that means a lot. Thanks! I deliberately try to leave as little as possible to the imagination, so it sounds like it's working. I hope you enjoy the rest of my videos as much. Welcome!

  • @yeadontwearitout
    @yeadontwearitout 6 років тому

    The carrier wave explanation dropped my jaw that's incredibly ingenious WOW

  • @BlensonPaul
    @BlensonPaul 10 років тому +2

    You have explained the concept of radio to the best detail, you are a very good teacher.
    Keep up the good work RimstarOrg

  • @user-pi3fh9cp5m
    @user-pi3fh9cp5m 7 років тому

    Man you really have a video for every question huh? How come it took me 5 years to find this channel...I would have loved watching this when it was posted.
    I could have been on a different path by now :P

  • @Glenn893
    @Glenn893 11 років тому

    You've made this so easy to understand (sorta) that my grade 5 daughter wants to use it as her science fair project! Now THAT'S saying something... Thank you for taking the time and making this not only educational, but something fun as well.

  • @MohammadHefny_HefnySco
    @MohammadHefny_HefnySco 12 років тому

    very useful indeed... I have used to read about radio since I was 12 years old... but this one clarify many details related to antenna that I could not understand until I saw this video...really very useful...
    Great work and great effort

  • @chriswen4110
    @chriswen4110 Рік тому

    The animations are absolutely good and your descriptions are clear. Thank you very much the excellent job.

  • @RimstarOrg
    @RimstarOrg  12 років тому +1

    Thanks! And it's my pleasure. For a 12 minute video I was worried it was too long and dragged out, but I guess that's what happens when you watch it over and over while working on it. :) I'm glad to hear it works.

  • @MrApolloTom
    @MrApolloTom 2 роки тому

    Thank you for such a wonderfully clear explanation. Not all of it was new, but I am happy that I now understand why the diode's there.