11-15-2021, 04:22 AM
Playing with this NC-60 I was reminded of the Knight Kit Star Roamer I built many years ago, so I looked at the schematic...
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It really is a much better radio. As a kit, it cost less than the NC-60. No wonder it sold like hot cakes and was so popular in its day. How many of you built the Star Roamer when you were young? I already know several folks who did. I still have mine, actually my second. I gave my first to a friend, who came from England, back during the Falkland Islands War, so he could listen to the BBC. You could still get the kit in those days, although Radio Shack, which had bought out Allied, was closing them out. As I remember, the kit was on sale for $39.95.
Here's the NC-60 schematic again for comparison...
[Image: https://64.media.tumblr.com/384cc27bf411...603517.jpg]
[Image: https://64.media.tumblr.com/9e3b4fea2e8a...795d7e.jpg]
It really is a much better radio. As a kit, it cost less than the NC-60. No wonder it sold like hot cakes and was so popular in its day. How many of you built the Star Roamer when you were young? I already know several folks who did. I still have mine, actually my second. I gave my first to a friend, who came from England, back during the Falkland Islands War, so he could listen to the BBC. You could still get the kit in those days, although Radio Shack, which had bought out Allied, was closing them out. As I remember, the kit was on sale for $39.95.
Here's the NC-60 schematic again for comparison...
[Image: https://64.media.tumblr.com/384cc27bf411...603517.jpg]
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