EICO 720

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Name/Title

EICO 720

Description

90 Watt HF CW Transmitter

Category

Transmitter, HF

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Electronic Instrument Company

Date made

1958 - 1964

Valuations

Value

$79.95

Notes

Kit form

General Notes

Note

QST, Aug 1958, p. 129. QST, Sep 1958, p. 125. CQ, Sep 1958, p. 12. QST, Feb 1963, p. 107. QST, Apr 1964, p. 139. Kit or wired. The model 720 90-watt CW transmitter covered 80–10 meters using crystal control. Its meter had a “Novice limit” marking to help keep input power to the 6146 final to 75 watts for that class of licensee. The 720 had a pi-net output and connections for an external modulator. References Brief description. Radio News, Nov 1958, p. 153. Review. Electronics World, Jun 1959, p. 82. Review. CQ, Aug 1959, p. 56.