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Olson Side-Bander


I can tell you two things about it. It's a "Double" sideband radio, not SSB. Far-simpler circuit, kept the price down.

The other thing is that I see five "K-Tran" IF/RF transformers in there.

That part was high-tech in 1962, but the internal structure is made from clear polystyrene. It shrinks and gets brittle with age. And with heat. Causes the radio to drop out intermittently at first. And eventually just stays broke. Fixing the internal structure issue that causes this has prompted some real creativity on the web, but will be labor intensive no matter how it's done.

I avoid them like monkey plague.

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