Seventy years ago this month, the October 1953 issue of Radio News showed how to build this one-tube regenerative receiver, especially designed for the Novice. It used a single 6SN7 dual tube, which served as regenerative detector and audio amplifier.

The previous month’s issue of the magazine had showed a companion transmitter and power supply, and the receiver used that same power supply. Since the power supply was regulated, the receiver was extremely stable, and the article pointed out that a crystal-controlled signal sounded like it was crystal controlled, unlike many regenerative receivers, where you couldn’t really tell the difference.