Eighty years ago this month, this circuit for a one-tube broadcast radio appeared in the June 1945 issue of Radio Craft. It was sent in to the magazine by a soldier stationed in Florida, who assembled it in his barracks with various parts gathered around camp.

He reported that with a 45 volt battery, the set provided good loudspeaker volume. A 1D8GT tube served as both amplifier and detector, and all stations came in loud and clear.

Unfortunately, we don’t know the identity of the soldier, due to a typographical error by the magazine. He was stationed at Camp Gordon Johnston, Florida. Unfortunately, the author’s name was listed as “Camp Gordon” with a town of Johnston, Florida.