Weekend Projects - Build a Foxhole Radio

Build a Foxhole Radio During World War II, GIs in the field built really amazing simple radios to listen too. These were made with materials that they could get their hands on and were small enough to carry around in a big pocket. You can modify this... More

Build a Foxhole Radio During World War II, GIs in the field built really amazing simple radios to listen too. These were made with materials that they could get their hands on and were small enough to carry around in a big pocket. You can modify this design if you want to set it up so that it’s tuneable too! This project is similar to a simple crystal radio but crystals were hard to get ahold of for the soldiers and so they made do. Radio making runs in my family. My Grandpa Charlie made his own radios in the 30s and during the war as well. In fact, in a recent email, he mentioned that they were encouraged to make radios and “learn by doing. ” Radios were the hottest technology of the time and after the exhilaration of getting this radio work, I can understand! Less