Ten-Tec 570, 574, Century 21

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Note, the red buttons are not original. The originals were smaller and white in color.: Image: Chuck Penson, WA7ZZE; Collection: Scott Cowling, WA2DFI
Note, the red buttons are not original. The originals were smaller and white in color.

Image: Chuck Penson, WA7ZZE; Collection: Scott Cowling, WA2DFI

Name/Title

Ten-Tec 570, 574, "Century 21"

Description

70 Watt Fully Solid State CW 80–10 Meter Transceiver

Category

Transceiver, HF

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Ten-Tec

Date made

1977 - 1981

Valuations

Value

$289.00

Notes

Analog display

General Notes

Note

QST, Aug 1977, p. 138. QST, Apr 1980, p. 176. QST, Apr 1981, p. 100. The Century 21 solid-state transceiver ran 70 watts CW input on 80-10 meters. Coverage on 10 meters was the lower 1 MHz of the band. It featured full OSK and a three-position audio filter. The receiver was a double direct conversion design. The 120 VAC power supply was built-in. The 574 is the same as 570 but with digital display. References Review. Popular Electronics, Feb 1978, p. 85.