• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Heathkit (Brand), Heath Co.; Benton Harbor (MI)

• Year
• 1956–1961

• Category
• Amateur-Receiver (amateur bands, may include broadcast bands)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 76013

• • alternative name: Heath Company

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BE6 12BA6 12AV6 12V6GT 5Y3

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• Wave Bands given in the notes.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105-125 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: AR-3 - Heathkit Brand, Heath Co.;

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 11.5 x 5.75 x 6.75 inch / 292 x 146 x 171 mm

• Notes
• Heathkit Communications-Receiver AR-3.
  Frequency range: 550 kHz to 30 MHz in four bands.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 5.4 kg / 11 lb 14.3 oz (11.894 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 30.00 $

• Mentioned in
• Heathkit: A Guide to Amateur Radio Products

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers.

• Author
• Model page created by Egon Penker. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 715 models, 699 with images and 506 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Heathkit (Brand), Heath Co.; Benton Harbor (MI)