Central Electronics 10A, 10B

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO: Model 10A
Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Model 10A

Name/Title

Central Electronics 10A, 10B

Description

Multiphase Exciter / Transmitter

Category

Transmitter, HF, Kit

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Central Electronics Inc.

Date made

1952 - 1962

Valuations

Value

$99.50

Notes

Kit form

General Notes

Note

QST, Sep 1952, p. 124. QST, Jun 1954, p. 127. (10B) Allied Radio catalog 1956 (copyright 1955), p. 201. CQ, Apr 1962, p. 117. (Limited quantities) Kit form or fully assembled. The 10A was one of the commercial sideband transmitters based on a 1950 GE Ham News article by Don Norgaard, W2KUJ. The 10 watt PEP exciter covered 160-10 meters with plug-in coils. In addition to SSB, it also transmitted double-sideband AM, phase modulation, and CW. References Brief technical description. Radio News, Oct 1955, p. 69.