National Stock Number
5996-01-256-1718
National Stock Number (NSN) 5996-01-256-1718, or NIIN 012561718, (amplifier,intermediate frequency) was assigned June 2, 1987 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There is only one manufacturer part number associated with this NSN. None of the associated part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by one supplier. Today, one supplier is listed as an Active supplier for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, only one supplier is deemed design controlled or valid supply parts.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Nov 16, 2020, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire directly from the actual manufacturer, whether or not the prime contractor is the actual manufacturer. The data or the rights to use the data needed to purchase this part from additional sources are not owned by the Government and it has been determined that it is uneconomical to purchase them. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 00885. [AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WHOSE INPUT SIGNALS CONTROLS A LOCAL SOURCE OF POWER AND DELIVERS AN OUTPUT SIGNAL OF GREATER AMPLITUDE WITH RESPECT TO CURRENT AND/OR VOLTAGE. THE OUTPUT SIGNALS CHARACTERISTICS ARE UNIFORMLY RELATED TO THE INPUT SIGNALS. IT IS TUNED TO A SINGLE FIXED FREQUENCY WHICH IS THE RESULTANT OF HETERODYNE ACTION BETWEEN A LOCAL OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY AND A SIGNAL FREQUENCY INTRODUCED FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 5996012561718 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Jun 01, 2025.