International Mobilette, Mobilette 61

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: QST, Jul 1960

Image: QST, Jul 1960

Name/Title

International "Mobilette," "Mobilette 61"

Description

Receiving Converters for 80–2 Meters

Category

Receiving Converter

Made/Created

Manufacturer

International Crystal Mfg Co

Date made

1960 - 1961

General Notes

Note

Electronics World, Jun 1960, p. 91. QST, Jul 1960, p. 99. Mobilette 61 QST, Nov 1960, p. 106. "New improved." International Crystal Mfg. Co.’s Mobilette was a transistorized, crystal-controlled converter that used an automobile’s broadcast-band radio as a tunable IF. Mobilettes were single-band converters and were available for amateur bands between 75 and 6 meters. References Review (61). Popular Electronics, Apr 1961, p. 67.