B&W 650, 651

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Joe Veras, K0OCO

Image: Joe Veras, K0OCO

Name/Title

B&W 650, 651

Description

RF Load, Wattmeter, and SWR Bridge

Category

RF Load, Wattmeter, HF, SWR Meter

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Barker & Williamson

Date made

1954 - 1956

Other Names

"Matchmaster"
"Matchmaker"

Valuations

Date

Oct 2, 2023

General Notes

Note

QST, Nov 1954, p. 88. QST, Jan 1955, p. 91. QST, Jan 1955, p. 101. "Matchmaker" also referred to as "Matchmaster." Allied Radio catalog 1956 (copyright 1955), p. 200. Walter Ashe catalog 1957 (probably issued in 1956), p. 3. 650 - 52Ω 651 - 73Ω Still available surplus as new-old-stock: CQ, Feb 1963, p. 98. References Brief description. Electronics World, May 1959, p. 150.