Micamold XTR-1

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Name/Title

Micamold XTR-1

Description

HF CW Transmitter

Category

Transmitter, HF, Kit, Novice/Beginner Equip

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Micamold Radio Corporation

Date made

1948 - 1950

Valuations

Value

$34.00

General Notes

Note

QST, Mar 1948, page 125. QST, Jun 1949, page 100. The Micamold Radio Corporation of Brooklyn, New York manufactured resistors and capacitors. In 1948, they introduced an amateur transmitter kit, the XTR-1. It was crystal-controlled and had band-switching coverage of 80, 40, and 20 meters and a pi-net output. Power input to the 6L6 final was 45 watts.