McMurdo Silver 701

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Name/Title

McMurdo Silver 701

Description

75 Watt HF to Six Meter Transmitter

Category

Transmitter, HF, Transmitter, VHF

Made/Created

Manufacturer

McMurdo Silver

Date made

1947 - 1947

Valuations

Value

$36.95

General Notes

Note

Lafayette catalog number 88 (1947), p. 102. QST, Jul 1947, page 115. The 701 was McMurdo Silver's final venture in the radio business was the McMurdo Silver Co., located in Hartford, Connecticut. They manufactured a line of transmitters, receivers, and test equipment. The model 701 transmitter covered 3.5-54 MHz using plug-in coils. Its 6AQ5/807 circuit produced 75 watts input on CW and 30 watts on AM.