Improved Type Ferron Detector vertical type

Duck Co., J.J. and William B.; Toledo, OH

  • Year
  • 1911–1917
  • Category
  • Radio part (not a module) 
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 199019

 Technical Specifications

  • Main principle
  • Crystal or Solid State Detector
  • Wave bands
  • - without
  • Power type and voltage
  • No Power needed
  • Loudspeaker
  • - - No sound reproduction output.
  • Material
  • Various materials
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Improved Type Ferron Detector vertical type - Duck Co., J.J. and William B.;
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 5.3 x 3.5 x 3 inch / 135 x 89 x 76 mm
  • Notes
  • The J.J. Duck Ferron Detector was manufactured for Duck by the Clapp-Eastham Company. The Ferron Detector was quite popular in the teens. Sensitivity was claimed to be slightly better than any other crystal detector and the "Ferron" crystal was not injuriously affected by the strongest signals.
  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 2 lb 3 oz (2.188 lb) / 0.993 kg
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 5.00 $
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • 1912 JJ Duck Catalog No. 6 page 32-33
  • Author
  • Model page created by Alan Larsen. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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