Gonset Communicator II for 6 Meters (#3049, 3058)

Object/Artifact

Radio Alpha

2 meter version shown. 6 meter version in visually identical. Image: Chuck Penson, WA7ZZE, hamfest

Name/Title

Gonset "Communicator II" for 6 Meters (#3049, 3058)

Description

6 Meter Transceiver

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Gonset

Date made

1954 - 1957

Valuations

Value

$229.50

General Notes

Note

QST, Dec 1954, p. 87. QST, Sep 1955, p. 93. (a few details) Walter Ashe catalog 1956 (probably issued in 1956), p. 8. (knob kit) Gonset introduced the Communicator in 1952. The Communicator II model followed in 1953. The initial versions were 2 meters only, but a year later a Communicator II for 6 meters appeared, as did 12 VDC power supplies. The set weighed 20 lbs., and AM phone power output was 5-7 watts from the 2E26 final (8-1 0 watts on 6 meters). Model 3049 (for 6 VDC and 120 VAC) Model 3058 (for 12 VDC and 120 VAC)