Collins 30K, 30K-1, 30K-2

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: QST, June 1946: 30K
Image: QST, June 1946

30K

Name/Title

Collins 30K, 30K-1, 30K-2

Description

HF CW AM Transmitter

Category

Transmitter, HF

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Collins Radio Company

Date made

1946 - 1950

Valuations

Value

$1,250.00

General Notes

Note

QST, Jun 1946, p. 87. QST, Feb 1947, p. 127. (30K-1) QST, Feb 1947, p. 100. (nice photo) Radio News, Apr 1947, p. 21. (30K-2) Collins entered the post-war amateur market with a high-power transmitter. The 30K-1 stood 5 1/2 feet tall, weighed 600 pounds, and delivered 500 watts CW or 375 watts AM on the 80-10 meter bands. Its 4-125A final was modulated by a pair of 75THs in Class B. The 30K-1 was made to be used (and often sold) with the Collins 310A exciter. References Technical description. Radio News, Nov 1946, p. 39.