** Gross CW-55

Object/Artifact

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Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Name/Title

** Gross CW-55

Description

70 Watt 160–10 Meter Transmitter

Category

Transmitter, HF

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Gross Radio Inc

Date made

circa 1937

Valuations

Value

$18.95

General Notes

Note

The CW-55’s type ’42 crystal oscillator and 6L6 buffer drove the pair of T-20s in the final to 70 wattsoutput on CW. Using plug-in coils, the transmitter covered 160–10 meters. This same unit served as the RF deck in several of the company’s more elaborate transmitters. The basic CW-55 was sold without meters or power supply.