While technology has come a long way, I find it interesting that just about every radio ever built would still work today. My first was a crystal radio shaped like a small rocket.What looked like the antenna on my new Rocket Radio was actually the tuner and the wired clip was necessary to pick up nearby stations. There was no volume control and amid the crackling sound you could listen to your favorite DJ delivering music through this tiny invention. Back then, it wasn't about the quality of the sound. (read more on this topic from Sonny Melendrez's blog at:
http://www.sonnyradio.com/sonnyblog.html
