RME 99, 99 Delux

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Name/Title

RME 99, 99 Delux

Description

General Coverage Receiver

Category

Receiver, General Coverage

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Radio Manufacturing Engineers

Date made

1940 - 1942

Valuations

Value

$139.20

General Notes

Note

QST, May 1940, p. 79. QST, Nov 1940, p. 111. QST, Mar 1941, p. 111. (99 Deluxe) Lafayette catalog number 82, p. 116. Lafayette catalog number 87 (New York), p. 58. Radio's Master Encyclopedia, copyright 1942, page H-149. RME touted the model 99 as being suitable for both amateur and commercial duty. The large, semi-circular dial was calibrated for the receiver's six-band, 0.54-33 MHz general coverage. The window to the right of the main-tuning dial showed calibrated amateur band spread. The 99 used 10 Loktal tubes along with a VR tube and rectifier. A noise limiter and five-position crystal filter were included. References Brief review. Radio, Jun 1940, p. 68.