When Ken Miller, WB1DX, and his wife, Michele, KC1TIW, attended the 2023 Northeast HamXposition and heard ARRL President Rick Roderick’s inspirational keynote address, Ken was moved by Mr. Roderick’s message and wrote a letter to the ARRL. It was published in the January, 2024 issue of QST under “Correspondence:”
Sights and Sounds
Remco Radiocraft Crystal Radio
” . . . Many youthful experimenters started their radio involvement with one of these. Made by Remco Industries of Newark, New Jersey. Remco was one of the larger toy manufacturers in the 1950s and 60s but sought bankruptcy protection in 1971 and faded from the scene soon after. Its products included a number of scientific toys. This Remco Radiocraft is actually a crystal radio with a permeable coil for tuning and a single transistor as audio amplifier.” -Boat Anchor Pix