Midland 13-500

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Ham Radio, Jun 1975

Image: Ham Radio, Jun 1975

Name/Title

Midland 13-500

Description

15 Watt 12 Channel 2 Meter FM Transceiver

Category

Transceiver, VHF FM

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Midland Electronics Co

Date made

1972 - 1978

Valuations

Value

$249.95

General Notes

Note

QST, Jan 1973, p. 133. QST, Aug 1973, p. 147. QST, Sep 1974, p. 131. QST, Mar 1975, p. 155. QST, Mar 1976, p. 122. QST, Mar 1977, p. 141. This was Midland's first product. Features both high and there's a low-power switch for short-range 1-watt output. Instantaneous final protection circuit prevents damage from excessive VSWR. Receiver has multiple FET front end with high Q resonator filter, ceramic filters in IF for good selectivity, sensitivity, and bandpass characteristics. Large illuminated S/RF meter, channel selector. Variable squelch, volume controls. ADL circuit maintains deviation level without distortion. Crystals supplied for .16-.76, .34-.94, and .94 simplex. Each receive-and-transmit crystal has individual frequency trimmers. Equipped with connector for attaching tone burst and discriminator meter accessories