Lets be honest, this man is a real genius...👍👍.

Amazing how far tech has progress in just 100 years.

Seeing I'm stuck at home because of this virus, I've been binge watching your videos. I know nothing about electronic but you amaze me with your knowledge.Thanks so much.

If society collapses over the pandemic we will need this guy to help rebuild the world.

Hey, I worked for Wester Electric and Bell Labs in them days! And at RCA before that... Nostalgic seeing all you have here -- love it !! Thanks for sharing.Cheers!

That was SUPER instructional Ron, thanks! It makes a crystal radio seem like magic - imagine 100 years ago pulling voices out of the air by touching a rock with a wire.

Wow, you took me back to the mid 40's when I was building crystal radios using galina crystals and cat whiskers. I still have my galina crystal & spring loaded cat whisker sealed in a glass tube from the 40's. I wound my coils on a take out cardboard soup container with many taps on the coil and by using an old audio transformer was actually able to bring out audio into a low impedance 5" speaker where I could hear programs across the room! Those were the days for me, I needed no power supply and eventually started using germanium diodes in lieu of the galina. I lived in NYC at the time and was lucky enough to have a radio store right next to my apartment house and a junk yard just down the street where I would pick up old cathedral radios and repair them. I strung an antenna from the roof top down to my window on the 1st floor and I was in heaven with my radios! Thank you for a trip into the past, Walt in Miami

I have much respect for you. in these crazy modern times,, this kind of radio may come in handy. I have a book on the radio from 1920 that shows a very similar design. One tuning condenser was made like a door hinge, basically two brass plates on a hing. One of my electronics teachers was born in 1917, and by the time he was 8 or so, he was in charge of the batteries for his fathers' radio, and TV (experimented with amateur scan disc TV systems in the late 1920s) Both father and son worked for Bell Laboratories, Western Electric.

Wonderful video! Stay awesome! ❤️

Goes to show that the early days of radio were DOMINATED by hobby engineers. Neat to see, and it's very cool that you have not only examples, but WORKING examples.

These primitives radios shown us the tecnology of 100 years ago , I never seem before, is wonderfull. Your explanation was fantastic, thanks a lot !!!!!!!! Congratulations - Sao Paulo - Brazil

The master has returned! me? on my hands and knees crying out......I'm not worthy!, I'm not worthy!....

its cool to see U in health and new video. Regards!!

Great vid Ron. Never seen a cats whisker set working. Amazing for something that’s nigh on 100 years old. Keep yourself and the cat controller safe in these trying times we have. Cheers from Downunder.

This was the most informative education that I've received regarding these early radios since I started into this hobby way back in the early 1960's. Thanks for taking the time and effort to make this video Glasslinger!

Utterly fascinating, Roy. The steps from concept to practice seem gigantic back in the day.

Could you imagine how great it was having a radio in the early 1920s down on your farm. Most people who lived outside of cities had no electricity or running water in the house. It took several more years to get a house with electricity and water from the tap that wasn't rusty well water. Your other choice of entertainment may have been a musician in the family who could play a piano for instance. If well off you might have a record player but you would have to turn a crank on it's side to get it to work. On the weekend you might go to town a see a silent movie playing at a theater. It wasn't until 1927 when the Jazz Singer came out to see a talking motion picture and by then Wards and Sears offered radios(like the Radiola 30which came out in 1925) you could buy and plug into a wall socket but battery powered radios ruled until 1930. Ah the good old days! And thanks Ron for the trip of seeing how an early radio works!

Now, _this_ is an interesting video! Thank you very much for showing how folks had to operate the pre-1920 radios.

Fun and ironic to see this on KZfaq ! 100 years later!

seeing the work to tune in a station on early radios, makes you appreciate that 8 transistor 9v portable battery radio...

Thanks for this delightful presentation. Like your previous uploads, this was also an absolute treat to follow through and absorb.

Thanks for the very interesting look back on older equipment i enjoyed it very much.

This is just amazing. So primitive and sophisticated all at the same. You have a great knolage that's falling slowly forgot. My biggest amazement is that you make your own parts. That's just amazing. Thank you for sharing.

Very interesting, radio operators back in the day or even regular folks that just wanted to listen to something must have had a lot patience

I love the way you wove very advanced analog electronic theory into the explanation of how the various radio work. These are the challenges that anyone still faces when designing very high frequency carrots, whether for ordinary radio, or cell phone, or even switching power supply tech. Still relevant knowledge! ❤️

In 1972 as a 10 year old I built a crystal radio using a germanium diode. It worked great, but I was always curious about making a true crystal radio using a crystal and a cat whisker. I just didn’t have any one around me who had done it before. Thank you Sir for the demonstration.

Great video, explains the many controls on early radios. Homemade components the ultimate homebrew.

I have never seen these types of radios ,thank you for the history I find it fascinating Thanks Ron

Thank you for all your videos . Thanks for the demonstrating these old radios . thumbs up greets from germany Uli

You never cease to amaze ... thank you for sharing!

Relieved to see you are fine, i was a bit worried. Please take care about yourself, dont go outside if not needed. ❤️

This was an excellent tutorial, very important information.thank you so much.

I remember the first TV show I saw. Felix the cat in 1947. The TV antenna had a lot of wood in it.

Fantastic history lesson. Thank you for sharing.

Nice sets! Good master and great video! Thanks Ron.

That's as much art as it is science!

Thanks, very informative and enjoyable to watch !

I learned something. Thank you for taking the time to do this.

Just brilliant. Thank you so much Ron.

Fascinating Ron, many thanks, always a good day with a new video from you

Ancient, crude, simple, made of anything avaliable. That's the art

The factor that seems to determine the scarcity of old radio parts and radios is the beginning of broadcast stations for public entertainment in the early 20s. The industry quickly expanded to meet public demand. Thus you can fairly easily find radios and parts from around 1923 and onward. The oldest radios I have are from about 1921/22 in the transition period when there were few stations and the radios cost alot of money. Stuff from about 1920 and earlier is much more scarce and expensive, usually.

you are the Mr. Wizard of radios :) love the information.

Very "steampunk" look to it - especially the amplifier with the two tubes prominently out front. I suppose back then, manufacturers were very proud to show off their "radio lamps".

Fascinating. A pro Video Crew should Volunteer to show up once a week just so that this phenomenal content is captured fully to let You do your thing. You are a Nat'l Treasure..

Thank you for posting this video - you made everything so easy to understand.

I have a soldering gun just like that one ! I've had it for about 50 yrs. Made a lot of money with it working on tvs, radios and all kinds of electronics.

Amazing. Thank you for sharing!

I feel lucky I found your channel as it has amazingly thorough explanations.

Very nice demonstration!

Love to see your videos even though I have only little knowledge of the old tube radios. Verry informative. Stay well in this weird times! Greetings from Germany :-)

It's magic, I tell ya. Nice that you're getting comments from over the globe. The whole point of radio.

It's always nice to watch a professional work! You have very cool radios, these are antique things. Best wishes from Russia!

You are a fountain of knowledge! Thank you!

Excellent video, thanks.

Learned something new today. Fantastic video

very nostalgic......very good video presentation....a celebration of the early days of amateur radio

Gracias por compartir increibles tus radios.

Ron, That's the neatest power supply I've ever seen. Another fascinating video! Stay healthy............

Reminds me of my old “ unit radio” classes in high school. Great video.

Hi Ron, really enjoyed this video. Would like to see more of your collection and things you have made. You seems to have such a diverse range of items that remind me of the old valve days. Hope you stay well. Missed your overseer. Regards from New Zealand.

One of the best video of glasslinger!

Excellent, very interesting and educational. Thanks.

Another extremely informative video!

Great Video Ron.I like your home made A.B.C Battery Eliminator.I built and use few of them when I Repair old sets.Thank you again for another very good video. 73 KI7DYM

Most interesting. I have something similar. A homemade, using parts made by Crosley. You just demonstrated how it works. Cool, and thanks. 📻🙂

Impressive... you just got yourself another subscriber.

Fascinating step back in time!

Brilliant work! 🙂

Nice explanation of the purpose of coil taps. Cool

Fascinating content Ron, it must have been amazing back in the day when there was no tv, not many folks had cars, most people would have worked within walking distance from home, to sit around a radio listening to their favourite broadcasts - magic - Stay Safe

Lovely Stuff Earthling Still Amazing Even Today Bless Up

Hey! Glad to see your video. That's an interesting radio. Looks like Frankenstein's lab.

Very nice equipment. Thanks for sharing. I had always wondered what the procedures were for tuning the old sets .

This is a very interesting and educational video on old style radios.

Wonderful explanation.✨✨✨ Thanks

Excellent video. Nice to see them working. Stay safe from lockdown england

Welcome back Ron!!

Very interesting. Thanks!

Salve. Non conosco inglese, ma riesco a seguire ugualmente, vero professional, ottimo elettronico e meccanico vedendo che si è costruito tutto

Very fascinating, I enjoy your videos but this has to be my favorite so far. I have never worked with anything older than a TRF set though I do have an Radiola 3A coming in soon

WOW! Very interesting video. Thanks for sharing. Your always amazing. Take Care 🙂

This is interesting stuff to see how things were. Those valves hanging there glowing almost look like gas mantles with the brass top fitting as well. I have a valve which glows brightly like this, it's stamped BBC and D.E.R. which dates it as between 1924 and 1927. It has a pip on top and I'm amazed it's tungsten filament has survived intact this long. I kept buying the type PM1 and PM2 type valves at radio rallies (American Swap Meet) to build myself an old type wireless. I think I overdid it, I've got 22 of them but one is an output valve which seem difficult to get probably because they were driven the hardest and burn out more so there are less of them around.

Love your videos!

And today a tube amp has the tubes outside agan for show with LEDs under them. You have some of the coolest toys............

Ty for sharing your acknowledge!

I love seeing this kind of gear! Thanks for sharing. I found your channel by recommendation of BigClive (bigclivedotcom channel).

thanks, always interesting content

GREAT vidoe !!

This is AWESOME!

Fantastic !

Good to see you again Hope all is well , and you and kitty stay safe now from this world virus ,Cheers

I am surprised how active and knowledgeable this author is

Sounds from past :) I made one slide coil and "loose coupler" variometer coil. it can works as a magnetic antennas and pick up LW stations. Receiver: 3-V-2 TRF receiver.

Muy lindas radios y lo mejor funcionando.

My dad would had love hanging out with you. He was an electrical engineer and was a licence radio operator. he was always building radios.

Glass linger your utube videos are awesome my friend 😅😅😊

Interesting. I often wondered the use of the incremental dots on the old radios.

Hi ron, nice video, I'll watch it later in detail, no workshop manager?, your cat's as big a star as you and the radios!.

Where is your kitty? Video is incomplete without cutie kitty