Ameco CPS

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

The original 1955 CPS with a 4" speaker. Image: QST, Apr 1955

The original 1955 CPS with a 4" speaker. Image: QST, Apr 1955

Name/Title

Ameco CPS

Description

Code Practice Oscillator

Category

Code Practice Set, Kit

Made/Created

Manufacturer

American Electronics Company

Date made

1955 - 1976

Valuations

Value

$11.75

Notes

Kit form

General Notes

Note

Kit or wired QST, Apr 1955, p. 127. Allied Radio catalog 1958 (copyright 1957), p. 279. QST, Jun 1962, p.131. QST, Jan 1963, p.133. QST, Dec 1963, p. 133. QST, Jan 1964, p. 127. QST, Jan 1966, p. 113. QST, Jan 1967, p. 5. QST, Jan 1968, p.5 Allied Radio catalog 1969 (copyright 1968), p. 212. A new, more compact version with a horizontal speaker grill probably was introduced around 1970. Component date codes from this type suggest it was sold until at least 1976--long after Ameco had introduced solid-state code practice oscillators. References Brief description. Popular Electronics, Jul 1955, p. 66.