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    Quote Originally Posted by KJ6BSO View Post
    First radio I ever built was one of these:



    A Heathkit GR-54.

    I was about 14 and, no, it didn't work the first time. My father and I had to go back through it and fix about a million cold solder joints.
    How was that receiver? From the description it sounds like an AR-3 with an RF stage and a product detector. How was sensitivity above 14 Mc?
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