{"id":53647,"date":"2022-08-09T08:27:09","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T12:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=53647"},"modified":"2022-08-09T08:27:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T12:27:09","slug":"from-raw-crystal-to-crystal-oscillator-crystals-go-to-war-in-1943","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/from-raw-crystal-to-crystal-oscillator-crystals-go-to-war-in-1943\/","title":{"rendered":"From Raw Crystal to Crystal Oscillator: Crystals go to War in 1943"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Crystal-Production.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35404\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Crystal-Production.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Crystal-Production.jpg 960w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Crystal-Production-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Crystal-Production-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Crystal-Production-624x432.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark (AE2EA), who shares the following AWA video about crystal production during WWII:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/duZlWWwxIPQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/duZlWWwxIPQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to view on YouTube.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thank you so much for sharing this, Mark. I posted the original film of this a few years ago, but it appears that the YouTube account has been deleted. I&#8217;m grateful the Antique Wireless Association has published this. Thank you for the tip!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark (AE2EA), who shares the following AWA video about crystal production during WWII: Click here to view on YouTube. Thank you so much for sharing this, Mark. I posted the original film of this a few years ago, but it appears that the YouTube account has been deleted. I&#8217;m [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,305,288],"tags":[8181,9203,617,7500,4091,3529,676],"class_list":["post-53647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-nostalgia","category-radio-history","tag-antique-wireless-association","tag-awa","tag-crystal-radio","tag-crystals","tag-radio-history","tag-signal-corps","tag-wwii"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-dXh","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":55058,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/awa-video-presentation-patrolling-the-ether-in-ww2-radio-intelligence-for-the-war-effort\/","url_meta":{"origin":53647,"position":0},"title":"AWA Video Presentation: Patrolling the Ether in WW2 &#8211; Radio Intelligence for the War Effort","author":"Thomas","date":"December 16, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark (AE2EA), who writes: One of our AWA Members recently made this video on the Foreign Broadcast Monitoring Service (FBMS) and the Radio Intelligence Division (RID) during World War 2. I think it might be of interest to your SWLing enthusiasts: https:\/\/youtu.be\/8qwn--BTT8E Click here\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Command-Set-WWII-Encampment.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Command-Set-WWII-Encampment.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Command-Set-WWII-Encampment.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Command-Set-WWII-Encampment.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Command-Set-WWII-Encampment.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":35402,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/crystals-go-to-war-a-1943-film-about-the-production-of-signal-corps-radio-crystals\/","url_meta":{"origin":53647,"position":1},"title":"&#8220;Crystals Go To War&#8221;: A 1943 film about the production of Signal Corps radio crystals","author":"Thomas","date":"January 1, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Charlie (W4MEC), who shares this fascinating film which documents the production and calibration of crystals in 1943. I had no idea of the amount of labor and attention to detail this process required--an absolutely fascinating process: UPDATE (08\/09\/2022): the YouTube account associated with this\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ham Radio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Crystal-Production.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Crystal-Production.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Crystal-Production.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Crystal-Production.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":54766,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/awa-presentation-a-history-of-british-broadcasting\/","url_meta":{"origin":53647,"position":2},"title":"AWA Presentation: A History of British Broadcasting","author":"Thomas","date":"November 24, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"The Antique Wireless Association\/Museum recently posted another excellent presentation on YouTube; this time taking a look at the history of British Broadcasting. Here's the description followed by the video: Radio broadcasting in the UK followed a much different path than it did in the US, and there's more to the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;International Broadcasting&quot;","block_context":{"text":"International Broadcasting","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/international-broadcasting\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BBC-World-Service-Bush-Ho-007.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":43845,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/radio-history-videos-are-a-serious-benefit-of-social-distancing\/","url_meta":{"origin":53647,"position":3},"title":"Radio history videos are a serious benefit of Social Distancing!","author":"Thomas","date":"June 14, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill Hemphill (WD9EQD), who shares the following guest post: Benefits to Social Distancing I have discovered that there is a positive side effect of social distancing.\u00a0 With so many organizations using Zoom and other video methods for their meeting, the volume of great videos\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Atwater-Kent-Dial.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Atwater-Kent-Dial.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Atwater-Kent-Dial.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Atwater-Kent-Dial.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Atwater-Kent-Dial.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":56925,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/awa-video-hcjb-high-in-the-andes\/","url_meta":{"origin":53647,"position":4},"title":"AWA Video: HCJB &#8220;High in the Andes&#8221;","author":"Thomas","date":"May 24, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark (AE2EA), who writes:\u00a0 Good Morning Thomas, The Antique Wireless Museum has just released a video of a presentation by AWA member Rich Place about his time working at HCJB, The Voice of the Andes. 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