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Wow! What a trip down memory lane!
I assembled one of these when I was 11 years old (1964). The first time I turned it on after assembly it didn't work; however, it was only because of a sloppy solder connection that bridged a couple of tracings on the circuit board. I corrected it and the radio worked like a champ. I was living in San Mateo, CA at the time and it pulled in a ton Bay Area stations.
You're right. It used a large 9-volt battery. I've tried searching for these things on the web and they seem to have dissapeared from the face of the globe. I can see why Heathkit opted to go with "C" cells, rather than that odd 9-volt battery.
I don't have the radio anymore and, frankly, I can't even remember what happened to it. I've seen these for sale on ebay every once in awhile and I've been tempted to get one, just for old time's sake.
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