Bud BPA-500, BPA-500-LF

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Bud Radio catalog 241

Image: Bud Radio catalog 241

Name/Title

Bud BPA-500, BPA-500-LF

Description

500 Watt Amplifier

Category

Amplifier, HF, Kit

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Bud Radio Products

Date made

1939 - 1940

Valuations

Value

$24.00

General Notes

Note

Bud Radio catalog 241 (undated), p. 3. Radio, Apr 1939, p. 75. Based on an article in Radio, Mar 1939. Not supplied with tubes or coils. Bud suggested using "any of the popular triodes such as the TZ-40, 35-T, 809, HK-54, HY-51, etc." Designed for Bud VCL series coils for the plate circuit, and OCL series for the grid. Two versions; BPA-500: 40 to 5 meters BPA-500LF: 160 to 10 meters References Radio, Mar 1939.