Gonset 3163

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Name/Title

Gonset 3163

Description

1.6–3 MHz, 12 Volt, Police / Marine Receiving Converter

Category

Receiving Converter

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Gonset

Date made

1958 - 1963

Valuations

Value

$29.50

General Notes

Note

Popular Electronics, Apr 1958, p. 106. QST, May 1958, p. 129. Allied Radio catalog 1959 (issued 1958), p. 380. Popular Electronics, Jul 1959, p. 24. Allied Radio catalog 1960 (copyright 1959), p. 393. Allied Radio catalog 1962 (copyright 1961), p. 280. Allied Radio catalog 1963 (copyright 1962), p. 285. This Gonset converter tuned the lower end of the short wave spectrum. It offered cover-age of the 160 meter ham band and some marine frequencies. The converter’s output was in the broadcast band. References Brief Description. Radio News, Aug 1958, p. 100.