Rocket Radio - Capacitive Tuning

A type of crystal radio in a 1950s themed case.

MATERIALS USED:
- Nose cone (3D printed)
- Rocket body
- Coil Top / Capacitor Mount Plate
- Coil bottom (core)
- 1x Coil retainer screw
- 2x Capacitor retainer screws
- 2x Coil top retainer screws
- 1x Nose cone retainer screw (nose to capacitor tuner shaft)
- 1x Crystal earphone
- 2x alligator clips (antenna, ground)
- Wire 0.227 mm (31 AWG) about 20 meters (MUST use this size!)
- Wire for antenna & ground (flexible, insulated, 28 to 24 AWG)
- Diode (1n34a or D9K)
- Resistor 10k to 40k ohm
- Variable film capacitor: 14 to 170 pF 21 x 21 x 12.5 mm