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Wireless radio receiver in the housing of a field telephone

Eigenbau1945 - 1950

Museum for Communication Berlin, Museum Foundation Post and Telecommunication

Museum for Communication Berlin, Museum Foundation Post and Telecommunication
Berlin, Germany

From 1938, radio programs were also transmitted via the telephone line, using the so-called wired radio. During the economy of scarcity of the post-war years, however, there were hardly any listeners. Citizens would build their own receiving devices from the housing of a field telephone, a selenium rectifier, and 2 tubes from radio devices to be able to receive the wired radio signals. This set-up is indicative of the typical do-it-yourselfers of the time, who had already gained relevant radio experience as wartime radio operators.

Details

  • Title: Wireless radio receiver in the housing of a field telephone
  • Creator: Eigenbau
  • Date Created: 1945 - 1950
  • Location Created: Deutschland
  • Rights: © Museumsstiftung Post und Telekommunikation
  • Material: Metall, Kunststoff

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