I had no problem replacing the two missing resistors.

I'm sure the radio will work fine without the shield can, but you MUST replace the two missing resistors or it won't work

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As others have found, two 10 K resistors were missing, which I replaced with my own stock.

I technically should knock of one star because, as other reviewers have mentioned, the kit IS missing two 10K-ohm resistors; and also because the documentation shows an empty IF transformer shield can soldered to the circuit board (covering the detector diode and a couple of other small parts) and that shield can is missing