Tecraft TR-20 Series Transmitter

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

2 meter version: Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO
2 meter version

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Name/Title

Tecraft TR-20 Series Transmitter

Description

Models for 21–28, 50, 144, and 220 MHz

Category

Transmitter, VHF

Made/Created

Manufacturer

The Equipment Crafters Inc

Date made

1955 - 1965

Valuations

Value

$59.95

General Notes

Note

QST, Jan 1956, p. 126. QST, Mar 1956, p. 111. (Photo) Walter Ashe catalog 1957 (probably issued in 1956), p. 12. QST, Jan 1959, p. 169. (Good information) CQ, Oct 1964, p. 104. QST, Apr 1965 p. 136. The TR-20/50 used a 6360 Class C final plate modulated by a pair of 6AQ5s in Class A. The final operated straight through on 6 meters at 20-25 watts input. It had an RF bridge circuit and rectifier for monitoring output, and a speech amplifier and modulator. The TR-20/144 model added a buffer/multiplier stage for operation on 2 meters, and the TR-20/220 covered 1-1/4 meters. All transmitters in the TR-20 series came complete with tubes and crystal.