[Boatanchors] Knight-kit Star Roamer

[Bruce Hudler WK3A]

I would assemble it with all the original parts. Then document with pictures etc as others have said for magazine article. Then see how it works. Fix it if you need to. The original parts I’ll bet are ok as it is heat that kills the parts. Then play with it. I love original stuff and just replacing parts just because they are old don’t mean they are no good. Sounds like a cool project. I see unbuilt kits on eBay and always wondered about why they are unbuilt after 50 years. Your story will be fascinating to many. Good luck. 


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On Friday, June 17, 2022, 3:17 PM, SGS 126 <brloper at gmail.com> wrote:

I was able to located an unbuild Star Roamer in the box dated Jan 1969.
Essentially the same radio I bought and assembled in June of 1969. When I
got the radio I had visions of building the radio like I did 53 years ago
but now I’m having second thoughts about it.  I’m wondering if I did build
the radio I know I would need to buy a few new parts for example the
electrolytic in the power supply and I wondered about just building it with
all new capacitors and replacing any resistors out of tolerance.  I also
realize the shortwave world is nothing like it was in 1969.  So now I have
a kit and I’m wondering if I should just leave it in the box.  It’s given
me a new perspective on trying to relive the past.

Ben KJ4CC
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