[ARC5] Inspired Hack Job

[Glen Zook]

There were a fair number of commercial SSB transmitters or transmitting adapters out in the 1950s:

B&W SSB adapter 1957
Central Electronics 10A transmitter 1953
Central Electronics 10B transmitter 1954
Central Electronics 20A transmitter 1954
Central Electronics 100V transmitter 1957
Collins 32S-1 transmitter 1957
Collins KWM-1 transceiver 1957
Cosmophone 35 transceiver 1958
Eldico SSB transmitter 1950
Eldico SSB-50 transmitter 1953
Eldico SSB-50 (updated) transmitter 1954
Eldico SSB-100 transmitter 1955
Eldico SSB-100A transmitter 1956
Eldico SSB-100F transmitter 1957
Eldico SSB-100M mobile transmitter 1958
Elenco X-4 transmitter 1954
Elenco SS-75 transmitter 1954
Elenco Model 77 transmitter 1955
Globe (WRL) DSB-100 (DSB) transmitter 1958
Hallicrafters HT-30 transmitter 1954
Hallicrafters HT-32 transmitter 1957
Heath SB-10 adapter 1959
Johnson Pacemaker transmitter 1956
Lakeshore Phasemaster JR transmitter 1954
Lakeshore Phasemaster II transmitter 1956
Lakeshore Phasemaster II-A transmitter 1957
Lakeshore Phasemaster II-B transmitter 1958

Starting in late 1960 and then into 1961, there were all sorts of both SSB transmitters and transceivers coming off the production lines.
 
Glen, K9STH


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________________________________
 From: Bob Macklin <macklinbob at msn.com>
To: Geoff <geoffrey at jeremy.mv.com>; Arc5 at mailman.qth.net; hwhall at compuserve.com 
Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 10:31 AM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Inspired Hack Job
 
I have a copy of the ARRL SSB Handbook of around 1960. Many nice looking projects.

I remember that in 1957 SSB was the New Kid On The Block.

How many commercial SSB rigs were available pre 1960? And in those days transceivers (SSB) were not common.