11-15-2021, 03:21 PM
If all you were interested in hearing lay between 3 MC and 6 MC, then I'm sure the BC-454, being a military surplus receiver was quite good, especially since it had 6 tubes and an RF stage before the mixer oscillator, and 2 IF stages. What did you do about the power supply?
As for the Star Roamer, it is a 5 band, general coverage receiver with longwave from 200 kc to 400 kc, BCB from 550 kc to 1800 kc, and shortwave from 1.8 MC to 30 MC. It only uses 4 tubes, although one IS a 9 pin double tube, and the rectifier is solid state. It has no RF stage, and only one IF stage; yet, considering all that, it is actually a good performer throughout its coverage. If you were disappointed by it, perhaps it was the quality of the construction. Mine works very well for a glorified All American 5, and so did all the other ones I have known.
As for the Star Roamer, it is a 5 band, general coverage receiver with longwave from 200 kc to 400 kc, BCB from 550 kc to 1800 kc, and shortwave from 1.8 MC to 30 MC. It only uses 4 tubes, although one IS a 9 pin double tube, and the rectifier is solid state. It has no RF stage, and only one IF stage; yet, considering all that, it is actually a good performer throughout its coverage. If you were disappointed by it, perhaps it was the quality of the construction. Mine works very well for a glorified All American 5, and so did all the other ones I have known.
