27-04-2022, 12:28 PM
We do have 78s from before WWII, some of music or plays and some are station archive or user recordings (home 78 recording did exist). These can be cleaned up and actors could imitate presenters etc. Some historic schedules exist.
So for 1900s to 1990s the spectrum and stations could be simulated. Obviously early listeners before 1921/1922 only had time signals, commercial and amateur morse to hear and earliest was all spark transmissions.
I think simulation of an entire band including content is a useful complementary idea to the band capture, especially for entire 20th Century. I think it could be done in a manner that sounds convincing to those alive today that remember 1950s radio clearly. It would be harder to be sure of authentic experience if it was left for 100 years time.
The idea of a single transmitter and a controller monitoring the LO only works for superhets. Most radios up to 1936 were TRF/Regenerative though some superhets made in 1920s. The TRF survived in kits & low cost sets till 1970s.
So for 1900s to 1990s the spectrum and stations could be simulated. Obviously early listeners before 1921/1922 only had time signals, commercial and amateur morse to hear and earliest was all spark transmissions.
I think simulation of an entire band including content is a useful complementary idea to the band capture, especially for entire 20th Century. I think it could be done in a manner that sounds convincing to those alive today that remember 1950s radio clearly. It would be harder to be sure of authentic experience if it was left for 100 years time.
The idea of a single transmitter and a controller monitoring the LO only works for superhets. Most radios up to 1936 were TRF/Regenerative though some superhets made in 1920s. The TRF survived in kits & low cost sets till 1970s.
