National NC-173

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Chuck Penson, WA7ZZE, hamfest

Image: Chuck Penson, WA7ZZE, hamfest

Name/Title

National NC-173

Description

General Coverage Receiver plus Six Meters

Category

Receiver, General Coverage, Receiver, VHF

Made/Created

Manufacturer

National Company

Date made

1947 - 1951

Dimensions

Height

10-1/8 in

Width

19-3/4 in

Depth

12-1/2 in

Weight

42 lb

Valuations

Value

$189.50

General Notes

Note

QST, Mar 1947, p. 145. Concord catalog 9-47, p. 160. See National's Notes: QST, Jun 1949, p. 73. Lafayette-Concord (1949 #949), p. 144. QST, Jan 1950, inside back cover. (accessory socket added for Select-O-Ject) Allied Radio catalog 1951 (copyright 1950), p. 139. Single conversion superheterodyne circuit with calibrated bandspread for 80, 40, 20, 11, 10, and 6 meters, S-meter, ANL with adjustable threshold, AVC. AF filter and antenna trimmer. The crystal filter provides six steps of selectivity. Uses temperature compensation and voltage regulation for improved stability. There is also an accessory socket for NFM-73 narrow band FM adapter, a tone control, and a phono input jack. Sensitivity better than 3.5 µV. Requires external 8 or 500Ω speaker. Coverage: 540 kHz to 31 MHz, 48 to 56 MHz IF: 455 kHz Modes: AM, CW Audio output: 3.5 watts, 8/500Ω Power: 120 VAC, 83 watts Tubes (13 total): (3) 6SG7, (1) 6AS7, (1) 6J5, (2) 6H6, (1) 6AC7, (2) 6SJ7, (1) 6V6, (1) 5Y3, (1) VR0150 References Review. Radio Craft, Oct 1947, p. 32.