29-06-2020, 07:36 PM
The Rod Tubes are too linear to use as a leaky detector. You can use one as a diode! Connect all pins except f- & f+ as the "anode".
Or ground all pins except f+, f- and use g1a and g1b as anode.
Or just g1a as an anode and experiment with g1b with -ve to 0V as volume control (gamatron mode)
Note the Ge Diode was invented long before Rod Tubes, in 1930s. A modern 1N60 is still the best diode detector for AM. Came out in 1946.
Or ground all pins except f+, f- and use g1a and g1b as anode.
Or just g1a as an anode and experiment with g1b with -ve to 0V as volume control (gamatron mode)
Note the Ge Diode was invented long before Rod Tubes, in 1930s. A modern 1N60 is still the best diode detector for AM. Came out in 1946.
