Excello Mark II

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Original 1961 version.Image: 73, Jan 1961

Original 1961 version.Image: 73, Jan 1961

Name/Title

Excello Mark II

Description

10 Watt 6 Meter Transmitter

Category

Transmitter, VHF

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Excello Electronics Inc

Date made

1960 - 1964

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Width

6 in

Depth

4 in

Valuations

Value

$39.95

General Notes

Note

73, Jan 1961, p. 59. CQ, Nov 1963, p. 116. (update version) From the ad: "A New Low Price V.H.F. Six Meter Transmitter wired and tested with tubes. The Excello Mark II Six Meter Transmitter is the lowest priced six meter transmitter on the market today. This is not a kit, but a complete unit, ready to put on the air with any power supply supplying 300 VDC at 100 mA." Features – Meter providing monitoring of final tuning, grid drive and modulation – Tuning controls—tuning controls are all on the front panel. – Access to components—removable enclosure gives access to all components. – TVI Suppression In 1963 the Mark II was given a facelift and put into a cabinet about an inch wider. Tube Lineup – 5763 Final Amplifier – 6AQ5 Modulator – 6U8 Oscillator Multiplier – 12AX7 Speech Amplifier