The penalty for messing up when using live wiring as a radio receiver antenna is rather severe. But after reading about it in some old books [Miroslav] decided to give this technique a try.

Others might be round with rabbit ears like the old-time antennas on big TVs. Digital antennas need to be plugged into the actual TV in order to work, thanks to coaxial cables. So, you have to ...

It’s a few years old so we’re presenting it as an object of interest rather than as a news story, but it remains a no less fascinating project for that. The antenna relies on the conductivity ...