This crystal or galena radio uses a germanium diode. C1 is an old radio variable and L1 has 100 turns of 26 or 28 wire in a 1 inch PVC pipe. The antenna must be a long wire.
The figure shows how to use an LM3914 with a variable range moving point. The circuit has an...
This circuit was found in a 90s Popular Electronics. It uses a varicap that admits equivalents. The...
This circuit is from an Electronics Now from 1998 and can be easily assembled with other JFET...