Gonset “FM Communications Tuner”

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Radio News, Mar 1951

Image: Radio News, Mar 1951

Name/Title

Gonset “FM Communications Tuner”

Description

FM Tuners for Specific VHF Band Segments

Category

Receiver, Monitor

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Gonset

Date made

1951 - 1958

Valuations

Value

$59.50

General Notes

Note

QST, May 1951, p. 133. QST, Jul 1954, p. 144. Allied Radio catalog 1955 (copyright 1954), p. 191. QST, May 1958, p. 129. Offered in separate 6 or 12 volt versions: Are visually indistinguishable from the Gonset receiving converters. Originally, four models for: 30-40 MHz 40-50 MHz 88-108 MHz 152-162 MHz By 1958 expanded to eight versions: 3009-6: 30–40 MHz, FM 3009-12: 30–40 MHz, FM 3010-6: 40–50 MHz, FM 3010-12: 40–50 MHz, FM 3011-6: 88–108 MHz, FM 3011-12: 88–108 MHz, FM 3012-6: 152–162 MHz, FM 3012-12: 152–162 MHz, FM Deluxe version with squelch: $69.50. References Technical description. Radio News, Sep 1951, p. 46.