Stephen 1A-144

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Joe Veas, K9OCO

Image: Joe Veas, K9OCO

Name/Title

Stephen 1A-144

Description

2 Meter Linear Amplifier

Category

Amplifier, VHF

Made/Created

Manufacturer

G. R. Stephen Company

Date made

circa 1975

General Notes

Note

The G.R. Stephen Company of East Hartford, Connecticut was founded by Steve Powlishen (WA1FFO, now K1FO) to manufacture high-power VHF/UHF amplifiers.The amps used a single 8874 tube. Twenty watts drove the 1A-144 to a KW input on two meters.