My first radio was a Lafayette Telsat 1023 base. I still have it. With a Firebird 303 tube amp and a Channel Master Antenna. Looked just like a Starduster. I was 11 and the year was 1974. Me and 231 must be about the same age. Oh I almost forgot the Polecat Antenna. Had it up a short time before the Channel Master but changed it out. Man I thought I was the somthing with that little rig.