07-08-2010, 12:03 PM
I missed the pterodactyls, but do remember the crystal radios. 
One in particular sticks in my (now feeble) mind: A small (about 6") rocket shaped radio - this was at the beginning of the space era- that you tuned by sliding the "nose cone" in and out of the body. Had to ground it to a water pipe with an alligator clip, and used an earplug to listen to it. Aaahhh...Those were the days....
One in particular sticks in my (now feeble) mind: A small (about 6") rocket shaped radio - this was at the beginning of the space era- that you tuned by sliding the "nose cone" in and out of the body. Had to ground it to a water pipe with an alligator clip, and used an earplug to listen to it. Aaahhh...Those were the days....
Gus (LC&P).