the Basic 88

If you simplified North Country Radio's AM88 kit -- throw out the FM and CW modulation capabilities, only include the lowpass filter for 1200-1700 kHz, and replace the PLL with a much simpler crystal oscillator -- you'd get something similar to the following circuit, which has a much better CPOR ("Complexity to Power Output Ratio").

This is an untested, hypothetical design. Just an idea to kick around.

...and this is the hypothetical PCB:

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