Lafayette HE-50, HE-50A

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO: Shown with the companion HE-62 VFO.
Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Shown with the companion HE-62 VFO.

Name/Title

Lafayette HE-50, HE-50A

Description

10 Meter Transceiver

Category

Transceiver, HF

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Lafayette Radio

Date made

1961 - 1963

Valuations

Value

$109.50

General Notes

Note

QST, Sep 1961 p. 143. QST, Nov 1962, p. 153. (HE-50A) QST, Jan 1963, p. 167. The Lafayette HE-50A 10 meter transceiver had a 12 watt, crystal-controlled AM transmitter and a tunable superhet receiver. It had built-in 117 VAC and 12 VDC power supplies. The HE-62 provided the HE-50A’s transmitter with VFO flexibility.