Babcock MT-5, MT-5A, MT-5B

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

MT-5: Image: QST, Aug 1953
MT-5

Image: QST, Aug 1953

Name/Title

Babcock MT-5, MT-5A, MT-5B

Description

6 Band Mobile Transmitter

Category

Transmitter, HF

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Babcock

Date made

1952 - 1955

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Width

8 in

Depth

7 in

Valuations

Value

$99.50

General Notes

Note

QST, Dec 1952, p. 111. QST, Apr 1953, p. 111. (MT-5A) Walter Ashe catalog, 1954, p. 11 QST, Mar 1954, p. 97. (MT-5B) Specifications: Input Power: 35-50 watts Frequency Coverage: 80 to 10 meters All band changing and frequency changing (including antenna switching) handled by one switch. Crystals located inside transmitter. Tubes: 6146 straight amplifier, 6AQ5 osc. multi., 12AU7 push-pull driver, 6AQ5s class AB modulator, with automatic speech compression and clipping. Complete metering, including RF output power. PTT antenna and receiver relay. Improvements in the "B" version include a new "exclusive" meter with a D'Arsonval movement, a new crystal oscillator circuit using a 6CL6, and a VFO-XTAL switch and VFO connector now on the front panel.