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Re:Building an FM radio from $3 radio chip and an 84MHz ARM ... by bdcravens on Monday October 10, 2022 @10:30AM (#33151865)
Yes, my grandfather did the same thing (a bit earlier, probably late 1910s or early 20s, as he was born in 1908). He used a cyclindrical oatmeal box and wound copper around it to make a tuner. The story was immortalized in a book the Texas Governor's Committee on Again published in the 70s.

https://www.amazon.com/Texas-Sampler-Donna-Bearden-Frucht/dp...

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