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Podcast: The Personal History, Adventures, Experiences & Observations of Peter Leroy
Episode: π§ 88: Let me explain . . .
Description: 17LET ME EXPLAIN these coils that were giving Guppa so much trouble. The reason one radio can pick up signals that another cannot is that each of them is tuned to a different range of radio frequencies. The radio that Guppa was building for me would detect signals in the range of frequencies that are called βshortwave.β Now within that broad range lie narrower βbands.β The receiver would be able to receive signals in many of these bands, depending on which coil was plugged into its circuit. To change from one band to another, all I would have to...