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Looking for a communications receiver?
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08-03-2019, 08:22 AM
Back when I was a teen, almost 300 years ago too, I built a Knight Kit Star Roamer, a five bad radio with a long wave band on it also. I still have that radio but as far as performance goes, meh. I guess you can't expect much from a 4 tuber with selenium rectifier. Today one of my Philcos, a 41-250 is pretty decent. Also I have 2 Zenith Trans Oceanics that I like, one I'm redoing for my brother. I don't have a Hali or Hammerlund to compare to. There's not near  as much on sw like when I was young.

Ron
Bendix 0626.      RCA 8BX5.   RCA T64
Philco 41-250.    Philco49-500
GE 201.             Philco 39-25
Motorola 61X13. Philco 46-42        Crosley 52TQ
Philco 37-116.    Philco 70
AK 35                Philco 46-350
Philco 620B.       Zenith Transoceanic B-600
Philco 60B.         Majestic 50
Philco 52-944.    AK 84
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