AR-3

[Jerry Harley]

Since this came up, I have an AS3, I think it is.  It is the Heathkit/AR3
speaker.  I have keep this for 30 years, any interest outthere is Green
land??  Jerry


At 04:23 PM 22/12/2002 -0600, Kenneth Laine Ketner wrote:
>I recently picked up an orphaned Heathkit AR-3. I had always wondered if
>it was a decent radio or not, but never had a chance to check one out.
>The one I got had a few small cosmetic issues, and need a good cleaning
>and alignment. I got it going with only the BAMA schematic.
>
>For an "all-american five tube" format, it is a fine little set. It has
>a somewhat strange physical appearance, but that seems to grow on you
>after a while. It is a fairly hot radio, and might even work marginly as
>half a ham station just for kidding around in a vintage way. I have a
>copy of an old POPULAR ELECTRONICS magazine that shows a novice station
>from the 50s using an AT-1 and an AR-3.
>
>I was wondering if anyone else has experience or insight into this set?
>Is the manual of any value for getting one sorted out?  It is a rather
>straightforward circuit.
>
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