I have seen a RF detector made by using: a ohm meter touching the leads to two seperate zener diodes and hooking a antenna to the other side of the diodes. My question is: Can anyone give me advice on which type of zener diode would I use (v/ watt)? Any help is much appreciated.
depends on how simple, do you want a broad detection or just a narrow range of frequencies, keep in mind there a lot of transmitters around eg cell phones. For a narrow band detector, use 2 1/4 wave dipoles attached to a germanium diode isolated from the leads to the voltmeter by small air wound inductors.