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they made so many and was using old stock til it ran out. now using the new one made out of cheap tubing

i bought a sirio starduster for my brother before he passed away and put it up for him and didn't even get a month and the wind bent it. what kind of wind do we get in massachusetts? this antenna was half the diameter of the radials that i had on a original 1970's starduster. this was built so...

just bought one for the cb band off amazon for 28 dollars it should be here sunday

back then i was in high school when i finally got my lic to drive i used to go to this place in pembroke mass about 80 miles away to get crystals for upper channels. and poly packs in wakefield about 12 miles away which sold bulk electronic parts. i don't know if any of you remember but back in...

very nice friends

that's what i was going to do. i guess i'll try it. got nothing to lose at this point. thanks brandon7861

hi brandon7861 what lafayette radio is it? i too have a lafayette ssb 75 with crystals in it and it too is having the same problem. i thought it was a bad solder joint also. i would move the crystals around and it would come on. i taped them into their sockets so i can't touch the crystal or the...

our radio shack here in chelmsford mass went about 5 or 6 years ago. and yes they were a glorified cell phone store. parts consisted of two sets of 8 draws. we do have another parts store but it is about 20 to 25 miles away. (you do it electronics) in needham it has absolutely everything...

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i'm a guest here but couldn't resist posting. i had a starduster in the 70's. i even took it to the mountains of new hampshire. i'm from massachusetts i had it put up on my house we were living in cuz i was a teenager. the ad describes it as a starduster2 i had a starduster without those coils...