Note
QST, Jun 1957, inside back cover.
QST, Jul 1957, inside back cover. (specs)
Single conversion superheterodyne circuit with a gang-tuned RF amplifier stage, and two IF and two AF stages. Uses ceramic oscillator coil forms and temperature compensation for improved stability.
Features include a BFO, ANL, separate RF and AF gain control, BFO pitch, headphone jack, S-meter, antenna trimmer, a bandspread calibrated for the ham bands, two position tone control, mute, standby, and flywheel tuning. Requires external 3.2Ω speaker.
Selectivity in six steps from 200 to 5200 Hz. Sensitivity: better than 2 µV 10 db S/N.
Review: QST, Jan 1958
Coverage: 540 kHz to 40 MHz
IF: 455 kHz
Modes: AM, CW, SSB
BFO
ANL
S-meter
No built-in speaker
Audio output: 1.5 watts, 3.2Ω
Power: 120 VAC
Tubes: (11 total): (3) 6BA6, (2) 6BE6, (1) 6AL5, (1) 12AT7, (1) 6AQ5, (1) 6C4, (1) 5Y3, (1) 0B2
References
Brief description. Radio News, Jun 1957, p. 152.
