[Boatanchors] National one ninety receiver

[Bob Macklin]

http://www.rigpix.com/national/nc190.htm

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa.
"Real Radios Glow In The Dark"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Pewitt" <garypewitt at centurytel.net>
To: "CLIVE COLLINS" <dartaviation at btopenworld.com>
Cc: "boatanchor network" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 5:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] National one ninety receiver


> Clive, the National NC-190 was my first short wave receiver bought new
> from Lafayette catalog in 1964 while stationed at RAF Croughton,
> England.  It's a medium quality rig with pretty good performance typical
> for radios in the middle '60's.  It has a rather nice dual bandspread
> dial that works with ham bands and the shortwave bands by simply pulling
> out on the knob and rotating it 180 degrees.  Like most receivers of the
> time and in it's price range ($240.00) it falls off on the higher bands
> a bit.  I solved that by adding an Eico Nuvistor cascode preamp.  Used
> with an Evesdropper multi band dipole antenna I collected a -lot- of QSL
> cards.  Back then I couldn't begin to afford a Hammarlund HQ-180 but the
> NC-190 was a lot better than most first receivers and even though I sold
> it for college money I missed it so much that I later got another one
> with the same preamp and antenna just for nostalgia.
> It's not as fine as an NC-183D but I was thrilled with it and even put a
> "Danger 30,000 ohms" sign on it to keep my idiot room mates from
> fiddling with it. ;-)
> There was a nice looking matching speaker available with a "flip foot"
> just like the radio in the matching electric blue color.  If you have
> any more questions feel free to ask and I'll try to help.
> 73  Gary  N9ZSV
>
>
> On 9/27/2010 6:35 PM, CLIVE COLLINS wrote:
>> Good evening gentlemen,
>> I have come across a receiver that is in pristine condition and works 
>> well with the name National on it and the words "One Ninety"
>> I cant find this RX listed anywhere and I wonder if anyone knows of it or 
>> anything about it.
>> Thanks and regards,
>> Clive GW3WEQ North Wales Coast UK
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