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It is a crystal-controlled CW-only transmitter capable of 20 watts RF output.
 
It is a crystal-controlled CW-only transmitter capable of 20 watts RF output.
 
The crystal and associated band-changing coils were plugged from the top of the unit.
 
The crystal and associated band-changing coils were plugged from the top of the unit.
[[File:4A front m.jpg|frameless|center|This unit is now in the UTC museum.]]
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[[File:4A front m.jpg|center|This unit is now in the UTC museum.]]
[[File:4A upper-left m.jpg|frameless|center|Internal View]]
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[[File:4A upper-left m.jpg|center|Internal View]]
 
The 4A was a kit, you were responsible to purchase the tubes separately.
 
The 4A was a kit, you were responsible to purchase the tubes separately.
 
Like many home-assembled projects - this unit had no cover, top, sides or back.
 
Like many home-assembled projects - this unit had no cover, top, sides or back.

Revision as of 23:16, 29 March 2020

This Amateur Radio Transmitter was introduced in the October 1933 issue of QST. It is a crystal-controlled CW-only transmitter capable of 20 watts RF output. The crystal and associated band-changing coils were plugged from the top of the unit.

This unit is now in the UTC museum.
Internal View

The 4A was a kit, you were responsible to purchase the tubes separately. Like many home-assembled projects - this unit had no cover, top, sides or back.