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1970/1971 Realistic DX-120 "Star Patrol"

Realistic DX-120 Star Patrol

Manufactured and sold in 1970 and '71 for $70, the DX-120 is a solid-state receiver covering 535 kHz to 30 MHz in four bands: 535-1600 kHz, 1500 kHz-4.5 MHz, 4.5-13 MHz, and 13-30 MHz. As a solid-state set, it was a step up from the 4-tube Knight-kit Star Roamer and Heathkit GR-64 sets, and it was priced at nearly twice as much as those sets, but it still was an "economy" model in terms of performance, really just another cheap shortwave receiver made for kids. Its band-spread tuning dial was as hopeless as its progenitors' band-spread dials, and while it did have BFO tuning for CW and SSB, it also sported a pointless "RF gain" control, same as the Star Roamer's "Sensitivity" control, both of which should always be cranked up to the max and left there forever. The Star Patrol had an internal speaker and the set could be powered by either AC or 12V DC. If nothing else, the DX-120 was an infinitely more handsome radio than the Star Roamer or GR-64. It also was a template of sorts for a fairly "real" shortwave receiver that Realistic would produce from 1975 to 1980, the DX-160.



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