Collins 70E-8, 70E-8A

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Name/Title

Collins 70E-8, 70E-8A

Description

Permeability Tuned Oscillator (PTO)

Category

Other

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Collins Radio Company

Date made

1946 - 1955

Notes

See note below

Valuations

Value

$40.00

General Notes

Note

Radio News, Aug 1946, inside front cover. QST, Jan 1947, p. 144. QST, Oct 1947, p. 160. (slide rule dial) QST, Apr 1948, p. 144. ("A" version) QST, Aug 1952, p. 2. (back on the market) QST, Jun 1955, p. 104. Note: The unit was taken off the market from late 1949 or early 1950 until about August of 1952. Collins did not explain why.