RTL Type 19-A, 53-A, 53-AC, TR-19, TR-53

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: QST, Jan 1936

Image: QST, Jan 1936

Name/Title

RTL Type 19-A, 53-A, 53-AC, TR-19, TR-53

Description

VHF Transceiver

Category

Transceiver, VHF

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Radio Transceiver Laboratories

Date made

1934 - 1936

Valuations

Value

$22.50

General Notes

Note

QST, Aug 1934, p. 83. Radio, Nov 1934, p. 36. QST, Jun 1936, p. 86. (Discontinued, see ad. Replaced by "The Compact.") Review: Radio, Nov 1934, p. 13. (In the review, these are described as being made by "Jacobs." Originally designed for 56 MHz (5 meters), it was made for a time for 28 and 56 MHz (QST, Feb 1935, p. 88), but by Feb 1936 (QST, p. 84) only the 56 MHz version was advertised.