
100
0
100
200
FREQUENCY
KILOCYCLES
FREQUENCY
KILOCYCLES
Figure
3.FM
Selectivity
Characteristic
Curve
Figure
4.AM
Selectivity
Characteristic
Curve
SIMULTANEOUS
AM-FM:
Two
independentchan-
nels
are
used,each
with
individualtuning
and
volume
controls,
to
provide
this
uniqueflexibility
of
opera-
tion.
BINAURAL
PROVISION:
The
tuner
maybe
used
to
receivesimultaneous
binaural
AM-FM
broadcasts
and
feed
them
toany
binauralaudiosystem.
MULTIPLEX
PROVISION:
This
featureprovides
for
the
latest
in
broadcastingtechniqueswhich
use
the
multiplexsystem
for
binauraltransmissions.
FM
AGC:
AGCis
utilized
intheFMas
well
asthe
AM
section
ofthe
tuner
to
maintain
the
optimum
in
passband
characteristics
oftheIF
amplifier.
OVERLOAD
CHARACTERISTIC:
The
front
endde-
signprovides
a
highdegree
of
freedom
from
overload
and
spurious
responses
as
well
as60dbof
image
re-
jection.
A
four
sectiontuningcapacitor
is
used
in-
stead
ofthe
usual
twoor
three
section
type.
AM
SELECTIVITY:
TheAM
portion
ofthe
tuner
has
beendesigned
specifically
to
providefaithful
audioreproduction
upto8 kc.TheIF
pass
band
is
adequate
to
providesatisfactoryhighfidelityper-
formance.
The
overall
sensitivity
is
sufficient
toin-
sure
optimum
quieting
onany
signal
strongenough
to
providehighqualityaudio.
PREAMPLIFIER:
A
removableplate
onthe
front
panelpermits
the
insertion
ofthe
NationalHorizon
5
preamplifier,
bringing
allthe
desiredcontrols
and
compensationfeaturesrequired
for
high
fidelity
phonograph
reproductiondirectly
tothe
front
panel
of
the
tuner.
PRINTED
CIRCUITS:Printedcircuitry
is
used
to
take
full
advantage
ofthe
latest
electronictechni-
ques,
resulting
in
completeuniformity
in
manufactur-
ing,
freedom
from
drift,
and
conservation
of
chassis
space.
LOW
IMPEDANCE
OUTPUT:Cathodefollowers
are
used
to
provide
low
impedanceoutput
to
permit
the
useof
longeroutputcablelengths.
FM
MUTAMATIC:
An
efficient
squelchcircuit
is
provided
to
eliminate
inter-station
backgroundnoise
when
tuning.
The
Mutamatic
feature
maybe
switched
out
when
tuning
weak
signals.
RECORDER
OUTPUT:
A
constantleveloutput
is
available,
which
isnot
affected
bythe
volume
con-
trols,
to
provide
a
constantaudiolevel
foruse
with
recordingequipment.Thisoutput
isa
moderate
im-
pedanceoutput.
De-emphasis
hasnot
beenincluded
to
permit
useof
longshieldedinterconnecting
cables
without
excessive
loss
of
highfrequencies.
HUM
LEVEL:
The
level
ofhum
throughout
the
tuner
is
maintained
at60db
below
the
ratedoutput.
FM
TUNING
CAPACITOR:
A
four-section
tuning
capacitorprovidesexcellentselectivitycharacter-
istics,
atthe
same
time
contributing
tothe
freedom
of
front-end
overload.
AM
DETECTOR:
A
high-fidelity,low-distortion
de-
tector
is
used
to
take
full
advantage
ofthe
wide-band
IF
characteristics.
INTERLOCKS:
All
shockhazard
is
avoided
bythe
incorporation
of
interlockswitches
intheAC
primary
circuit.
DRIFT:
The
effect
of
oscillator
drift
is
negligible
without
resorting
to
troublesome
AFC
circuits.
FM
DISTORTION:
The
total
FM
distortion
is
essen-
tially
zero.
POWER
INPUT:
117
VAC,
60
cps,
80
W,
0.7
amp.
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