RME 69

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Name/Title

RME 69

Description

General Coverage Receiver

Category

Receiver, General Coverage

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Radio Manufacturing Engineers

Date made

1935 - 1940

Valuations

Value

$134.90

General Notes

Note

QST, Nov 1935, p. 87. "Ready November 1st.: QST, May 1938, p. 127. QST, Oct 1938, page 127. Some specs The six-tube, nine-band RME-69 was the company’s most popular receiver model. Included were a noise limiter, an R-meter (S-meter), and an on-air monitor circuit. RME called the model 69 a single-signal super, referring to the crystal filters ability to reject an incoming signal on one side of zero beat. Main tuning and electrical band-spread dials covered 0.55–32 MHz. The RME-69 acquitted itself well in performance tests with other leading receivers of the day. The RME 69 and the DB-20 were offered in the same cabinet for a while. References Brief review: Radio, Jan 1938, p. 102.