TMC STE-1

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: 73, Jul 1964

Image: 73, Jul 1964

Name/Title

TMC STE-1

Description

Solid State Crystal Controlled HF Transmitter

Category

Transmitter, HF, Military

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Technical Material Corporation

Date made

1964

Dimensions

Height

1-3/4 in

Width

19 in

Depth

15 in

Weight

10 lb

General Notes

Note

QST, Jun 1964, p. 7. The SBE-1 is a fully solid state, crystal controlled, single frequency exciter. Specifications – Modes: LSB • USB • AME • CW • AFSK • AFAX – Frequency coverage: 2–32 MHz – Frequency control: Crystals (oven controlled) in plug-in RF heads for 2-4, 4-8, 8-16 and 16-32 MHz coverage. (Specify) – PTT, VOX and anti-VOX – RF Power Output: 250 mW into 50 ohms. – Output Impedance: Nominal 50 ohms unbalanced. – Unwanted Sideband Rejection: At least 60 db below full PEP output. – Spurious & Harmonic Output: 50 db minimum below full PEP output. – Carrier Insertion: Automatic compensation for carrier to side-band ratio is accomplished by the mode selector switch. – Audio Response: Nominal 3 kHz. – Audio Input: 600 ohm line, carbon mike, hi and lo Z mike. Power Requirements: 115 VAC, 60 Hz, 3 watts.