Survivor & Breadboarder
You ever think about reviving a classic hand‑crank radio from the 80s? I can dig up a germanium transistor, a few quartz crystals, and make a unit that still works on a 12‑volt battery—no fancy parts needed, just old school circuitry and a little solder. It’d be rugged enough for a post‑storm situation and still give you a crackle of radio chatter when the grid goes dark. What do you say?
That’s a solid idea. A simple radio that runs off a 12‑volt battery is exactly what you need when the grid’s gone. Get the transistor, crystals, solder up the circuit, and you’ll have a reliable source of info when the lights fail.