Meck (Telvar) (Audar) T-60, T60-1, T60-2

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO: Model T-60-1
Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Model T-60-1

Name/Title

Meck (Telvar) (Audar) T-60, T60-1, T60-2

Description

HF Transmitter

Category

Transmitter, HF

Made/Created

Manufacturer

John Meck Industries, Audar Inc.

Date made

1946 - 1950

Valuations

Value

$150.00

General Notes

Note

QST, Aug 1946, p. 143. QST, Nov 1946, p. 113. (60T-1) Allied catalog 1947, p. 157. Lafayette catalog number 88 (1947), p. 103. QST, Sep 1948, p. 137. (Advertised as Telvar T60-2) Lafayette catalog number 89, p 172. John Meek Industries introduced the T-60 transmitter in 1946. Audar, Inc. of Argos, Indiana produced improved versions of the same rig under the Audar and Telvar names. The 60 watt phone and CW transmitter used plug-in coils to cover 80-10 meters. A pair of 6L6Gs was used in the final. A second 6L6G pair in push-pull served as modulators. Some info here: https://rantechnology.com/index.cfm?key=view_resource&TransKey=5C2E424A-DD38-419C-AAAA-FD8CC4FD774C&CategoryID=8E884CE4-9CED-4957-872B-5EBDB058D540&Small=1 Sometimes seen as "60T"