Thanks for checking in. I almost missed your post.
I wish I had known more about radio as a kid.
It would have kept me off the streets L0L
This thread gave me the bug and I spent way too much time looking up old stuff. The old Hallicrafters receiver I had it turns out was NOT the S-38D, but rather a 5R10A (AM only). There is one on Ebay right now that looks nice & is about an hour away from going cheap. I am so tempted.