I LOOKED THRU RIDERS,BEITMAN AND SAMS.ARE THERE ANY OTHER MARKINGS ON THE CABINET OR CHASSIS?THIS RADIO MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED FOR RAYTHEON,THUS THE RA.I ALSO LOOKED THERE.
WALTER-W2WIQ
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::I have what I believe is a Wells Gardner RAO 5. Anybody knows where I can get a manual or a schematics for it. Thank you
:It is a ten-tube receiver with a third IF and a back porch.
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THE RAO5 IS A NAVY RECEIVER.GO TO THE FOLLOWING LINK.UNDER NATIONAL THERE ARE 5 DOWNLOADS FOR THE NC-100.RHERE ARE 2 FOR DIAL.THE FIRST HAS HISTORY OF THE SERIES.
HTTP-EDEBRIS.COM-MANUALS
WALTER-W2WIQ
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:::I LOOKED THRU RIDERS,BEITMAN AND SAMS.ARE THERE ANY OTHER MARKINGS ON THE CABINET OR CHASSIS?THIS RADIO MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED FOR RAYTHEON,THUS THE RA.I ALSO LOOKED THERE.
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:::::hi all
:::::I have what I believe is a Wells Gardner RAO 5. Anybody knows where I can get a manual or a schematics for it. Thank you
::::It is a ten-tube receiver with a third IF and a back porch.
::Hi Walter,
::Sorry I miscounted the tubes . It actually has 11 tubes. The only markings are on a plate at the back of the three-gang condenser : 25X1190, and the name Wells Gardner &Co. on the front of the receiver.It looks very similar to the National NC-100 series.
::From what I could find out on the internet these were made right before WWII by Wells Gardner as a contractor for National Company for the US Navy.I am trying to restore it but it would be next to impossible to do that without an exact schematic because a few of the wires have been damaged by the sliding bottom coil catacomb.
::I am new to antique radios and any help or guidance will be much appreciated.
:the tube line up is:
: RF1,2 = 6K7(2), Mixer = 6J7, LO = 6J7, IF = 6K7 (2), Det/NL = 6C8, BFO = 6J7, 1st AF, AVC = 6F8, AF Output = 6V6, Rect = 5Z3
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National main page
http://bama.edebris.com/manuals/national/
NC100
http://bama.edebris.com/download/national/nc100/nc100,101Xmanual.pdf
Cheers from Italy,
Umberto
:hi all
:I have what I believe is a Wells Gardner RAO 5. Anybody knows where I can get a manual or a schematics for it. Thank you
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I DID A FURTHER SEARCH AND CAME ACROSS THIS SITE.SCROLL DOWN TO WELLS GARDNER.I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH AS FOLLOWS:RADIO BOULEVARD/WWII COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT. OR
http://www.radioblvd.com/wwii-postwar%20hamgear.htm
::Hi Steve,
::you missed my reply to your last month request...
::I try to find it but the page is now disappeared...?
::So here it is again:
::I think the National NC100 might be the civilian version of the Rao.
::Here are the links you need:
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::National main page
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::http://bama.edebris.com/manuals/national/
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::NC100
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::http://bama.edebris.com/download/national/nc100/nc100,101Xmanual.pdf
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::Cheers from Italy,
::Umberto
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:::hi all
:::I have what I believe is a Wells Gardner RAO 5. Anybody knows where I can get a manual or a schematics for it. Thank you
:Thank you Umberto and Walter. Sorry I missed Umberto and Dennis"s replies from last month. I am getting the hang of the forum.
:After more research I now know that what I have is a Wells Gardner RAO 4...not 5. The 5 series came with a speaker but not the 4 series. They are indeed the Navy version of the NC-100s with some modifications and a real sturdy build.
:The only place where I could find a manual for this receiver is this website http://www.vintagemanuals.com/index.html
:The cost is 26.00 + 5.00 shipping.It's a high quality instructions and service manual of about seventy pages(bound and high resolution)
:The manual is on its way. As to the receiver I'll post a couple of pics as soon as I figure out how to do it on here.
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