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Horizon Criterion AM-FM Tuner NC-1000

$ 21.12

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Brand: national company
  • Model: AM-FM
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Condition: Used
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Modified Item: No

    Description

    Horizon Criterion AM-FM Tuner NC-1000. Condition is "Used". Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.
    My Grandfather purchased this after WW2 and used it for many years.  I acquired it from his estate and I used it for several years as a garage radio.  Eventually it got boxed up and put away in storage.
    Here are a couple of links that provide more information.  Note that this tuner includes the Horizon preamp:
    https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/national_horizon_criterion_am_fm.html
    https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/national_horizon_5_preamp_control.html
    I cleaned it up with a couple of cans of contact cleaner, reseated tubes, etc.  The device powers on and will pass a signal through to a speaker, I used an old CD player for input.  Music comes out, didn't sound great and I didn't push it too hard.  The external amp (which is for sale here):  http://ebay.us/AYjGRT?cmpnId=5338273189
    is the one my Grandfather purchased with this radio, it's just as old, and hard to say where exactly the sound quality was being affected.
    While I can safely state it works, I will also state that it certainly needs to be re-capped, resistors tested and probably a few replaced.  The control panel light is burned out but has power to it, it's a small AC light bulb that is easily replaced.
    This would be a nice project for someone who is interested and should not be very expensive to return to top working condition.  All of the tubes are still available commercially and the ones in the device now work fine.
    I am using eBay shipping which is based on the buyers location, please don't ask to modify shipping rates, I can't.  This thing is 32 pounds, shipping is expensive but it can be picked up if you want to drive to the 95207 area code.