[Boatanchors] Has Anyone Built the HB-67 from the ARRL Handbook 1967?

[wa9wfa]

I am thinking about the next tube receiver project and this HB-67 5 band superhet looks intriguing. It's from the 1967 ARRL Handbook. It is typical of the 1960's design, with the RF being applied directly to the mixer (meaning no RF amplifier), then a Collins mechanical filter, two IF amplifier stages, diode detector, an audio derived AGC, and a couple of audio amplification stages.  

Has anyone here built the HB-67? I'd sure like to hear about it. Thanks. 73, Scott WA9WFA