1943 National Radio Company RAS-5
US Navy WW2
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RAS-5 & MIL-RADIO LINKS
- RAS-5 MANUAL ONLINE- WB6FZH
- W3BC RAS-5 Restoration Article- Photos and Text.
- WB6FZH Classic and Military Website-
- WB6FZH Website Project- Some new photos..
- WB6FZH "G LIST"- Stuff for Sale
- More Links coming, Unboxing stored gear getting ready for sale
- HRO WW2 INFO- B.Williams
NOTE:
This particular RAS-5 Receiver was purchased through the 7240kc west coast swap net in about 1984. It arrived as many used RAS radios do, without the military ID tags. They are often removed before they were disposed of by the military, or the new owner removes them to more closely resemble the civilian HRO Jr.
A previous owner started to re-furbish the front panel. I continued the effort, and painted the panel a black to make the appearance better before storing the radio in 1986. I also cleaned up the power supply and coil box panels and painted them. The speaker panel has the orignial paint and was in pretty good shape.
I replaced several capacitors that were leaking, and the rest of the same vintage capacitors too. I checked all the tubes and assembled a supply of spare tubes.
The original manual came with the radio. As with all military manuals, detailed electrical, mechanical and photos were included. The words "DECLASSIFIED" is rubber stamped on the cover.
This radio works fine and is a working parts unit for another RAS-5 that I use frequently and occupies a 4' rack cabinet. The tuned RF amplifier stage and other receiver features of design bring the distant AM BCB signals and Short Wave stations into the remote northern california community I live in.
I took these photos of the radio when unboxing it in 2006 and re-boxing it for storage in new box.
Last Updated: July 24, 2006