Lafayette KT-390 Starflight

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Name/Title

Lafayette KT-390 "Starflight"

Description

90 Watt HF AM/CW Transmitter

Category

Transmitter, HF, Kit

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Lafayette Radio

Date made

1962 - 1963

Other Name

"Starflite"

Valuations

Value

$82.75

Notes

Kit form.

General Notes

Note

US made. Kit form only. QST, Jun 1962, p. 159. QST, Jan 1963, p. 167. Lafayette’s 90 watt AM and CW transmitter covered 80–10 meters. It had a 6146 final and used controlled-carrier modulation on phone. Lafayette sold the Starflite in kit form.