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Knight T-50 Transmitter Allied Knight T-50

Modes: CW
Bands: 80 - 10 Meters
Input Power: 50W-CW
VFO: Plug-in Option
Power Supply: Internal
Final Tube(s): 807
Modulator: Provisions for plug-in
New Price/Year: $38.95 kit/1958
Size: 8.5"h x 10.5"w x 8.25"d
Approx. Weight: 18 lbs
Knight T-150 Transmitter Allied Knight T-150/T-150A

Modes: AM/CW
Bands: 80 - 6 Meters
Input Power: 150W-AM,CW
VFO: Yes
Power Supply: Internal
Final Tube(s): 2ea. 6146
Modulator: Controlled Carrier
New Price/Year: $119.95 kit/1962-1963
Size: 8.5"h x 17.0"w x 10.5"d
Approx. Weight: 28 lbs
AMECO AC-1 Transmitter AMECO AC-1

Modes: CW
Bands: 40 & 80 Meters (plug-in coils)
Input Power: 15W-CW
VFO: No
Power Supply: Internal
Tube(s): 6V6 Osc., 6X5 Rect.
Modulator: None
New Price/Year: $16.95-$24.95 kit/1956-1970
Size: 2.5"h x 8.0"w x 6.0"d
Approx. Weight: XX lbs
B&W 5100-B Transmitter Barker & Williamson 5100-B

Modes: AM/CW
Bands: 80 - 10 Meters
Input Power: 145W-AM, 180W-CW
VFO: Yes
Power Supply: Internal
Final Tube(s): 2ea. 6146
Modulator Tubes: 2ea. 6146, High Level
New Price/Year: $475-$525/1955-1961
Size: 11.5"h x 22.0"w x 14.75"d
Approx. Weight: 85 lbs
Central Electronics 100V/200V Transmitter Central Electronics 100V/200V

Modes: SSB/AM/CW
Bands: 80 - 10 Meters
Input Power: 200W-SSB, 175W-CW, 100W-AM
VFO: Yes
Power Supply: Internal
Final Tube(s): 2ea. 6550 (ab1)
SSB Method: 8 MHz Phasing
New Price/Year: $695-$795/1958-1961
Size: 8.75"h x 18.0"w x 15.0"d
Approx. Weight: 90 lbs
Drake T-4XC Transmitter Drake T-4XC

Modes: SSB/AM/CW
Bands: 160 - 10 Meters (+ 4 extra 500 kHz segment positions for extended coverage)
Input Power: 200W-SSB,CW,AM (low level)
VFO: permeability-tuned (1 kHz dial divisions), transceives w/R-4C on either VFO
Power Supply: External
Final Tube(s): 2ea. 6JB6A
SSB Method: Crystal Lattice Filter (8-pole)
New Price/Year: $530-$599/1974-1980
Size: 5.5"h x 10.75"w x 12.25"d
Approx. Weight: 15 lbs
Drake 2-NT Transmitter Drake 2-NT

Modes: CW (grid block keying)
Bands: 80 - 10 Meters
Input Power: 100W-CW
VFO: No
Power Supply: Internal
Final Tube(s): 6HF5
Comments: break-in cw, ant relay, side-tone osc., lo-pass filter, freq spotting.
New Price/Year: $149/1967
Size: 6.5"h x 10.0"w x 9.25"d
Approx. Weight: 12.5 lbs
EICO 720 Transmitter EICO 720

Modes: CW
Bands: 80 - 10 Meters
Input Power: 90W-CW
VFO: No, External Optional
Power Supply: Internal
Final Tube(s): 6146
Modulator: External Optional
New Price/Year: $79.95 kit, $119.95 wired/1958-1964
Size: 5.0"h x 15.0"w x 9.0"d
Approx. Weight: 27 lbs
Elmac AF-67 Mobile Transmitter Elmac AF-67 Mobile Transmitter

Modes: AM/CW/NBFM
Bands: 160 - 10 Meters
Input Power: 60W-AM, 60W-CW
VFO: Yes
Power Supply: External
Final Tube(s): 6146
Modulator: 2ea. 5881, High Level
New Price/Year: $177/1953-1958
Size: 7.0"h x 11.25"w x 8.5"d
Approx. Weight: 20 lbs
Elmac AF-68 Mobile Transmitter Elmac AF-68 Mobile Transmitter

Modes: AM/CW
Bands: 80 - 6 Meters
Input Power: 60W-AM, 60W-CW
VFO: Yes
Power Supply: External
Final Tube(s): 6146
Modulator: 2ea. 6L6GB, High Level
New Price/Year: /1959 - 1960
Size: 7.0"h x 13.0"w x 8.5"d
Approx. Weight: 24 lbs
Hammarlund HX-50 Transmitter Hammarlund HX-50/50A

Modes: SSB/AM/CW
Bands: 80 - 10 Meters (160M optional)
Input Power (HX-50A): 180W-SSB, 165W-CW, 75W-AM (low level)
VFO: Yes
Power Supply: Internal
Final Tube(s): 2ea. 6DQ5 (HX-50A), (1ea. HX-50)
SSB Method: Crystal Filter (3 MHz)
New Price/Year: $399-$495/1961-1968
Size: 9.0"h x 17.5"w x 9.5"d
Approx. Weight: 45 lbs
Harvey Wells TBS-50D Transmitter Harvey Wells TBS-50/50C,50D, Bandmaster

Modes: AM, CW
Bands: 80 - 2 Meters, bandswitching
Input Power: 50W-AM, 50W-CW
VFO: External (Optional)
Power Supply: External (Optional)
Final Tube(s): 807
Modulator: 2ea. 6L6, class B
Comments: Bandmaster Sr.(TBS-50C) uses carbon mic, Bandmaster Deluxe (TBS-50D) uses crystal mic, Bandmaster Junior is CW only.
New Price/Year: $99.50-$137.50/1947-1954 ?
Size: 12.0"h x 8.0"w x 8.0"d
Approx. Weight: 18 lbs

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