I've not
tried it, but I imagine a modern Schottky diode would be a good
replacement. Some of them have an even lower voltage drop than normal
I've not tried it either, but I've had much the same thought. One of us
is going to have to make a crystal set using a Schottky diode and see
what happens....
I have a xtal set where the diode can be fitted in screw terminals (made
for selecting which diode gives the most audio!) but I can't find a
Schottky diode in my spares box ;-(
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Cheers,
Stan Barr stanb(a)dial.pipex.com
The future was never like this!