Morrow FTR

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Name/Title

Morrow FTR

Description

Receiver for use with Converters

Category

Other

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Morrow (Moradco)

Date made

1953 - 1956

Valuations

Value

$128.40

General Notes

Note

QST, Dec 1953, p. 107. QST, Feb 1954, p. 87. (inside view) Allied Radio catalog 1955 (copyright 1954), p. 194. Allied Radio catalog 1956 (copyright 1955), p. 201. QST, Apr 1956, p. 155. A fixed tuned receiver (FTR). The 10-tube, fix-tuned receiver was designed to be used alongside Morrow converters in a mobile installation. It provided 3 kHz selectivity in a 200 kHz IF and was sufficiently stable for SSB reception. The 6 VDC power supply was separate.