Rajesh Nair is on a global mission to inspire students to experience the same joy he did as a youth in India when he learned how to build a simple crystal radio. Since we last caught up with Nair last ...

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 ...

Back in 1966, a suitable toy for a geeky kid was a radio kit. You could find simple crystal radio sets or some more advanced ones. But some lucky kids got the Philips Electronic Engineer EE8 Kit on ...