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Having recently returned from San Francisco, it seemed somehow appropriate for me to take a look into the Last Whole Earth Catalog (1971). I picked a copy of this book up some time ago. There is some radio stuff in it, a lot of it on shortwave listening. Above is one article. I’ll post more in the days ahead.
It was around 1973 that I gave my cousin’s husband Mike an S38-E shortwave receiver. It is a wonder that he survived. He did report electrical shocks.
I have the catalog and it brings back a lot of memories. as an SWL and as a Ham
My S-38 still on top of my garage bench. Keep it at a safe distance, as that chassis is “lively”. Bill, I think your podcast had mentioned S-38 tuning non-linearity. Very true! About 2:1 difference from one end of the band to the other. Same for my Knight-Kit “Star-Roamer”. But, tuning can be done properly as both you and the Zenith “Trans-Oceanic” did. So much better!