[Boatanchors] Does anyone remember the Hunter transmitters?

Thu, 1 Apr 2004 19:25:00 -0600

RE Hunter Cyclemaster. 
Tod Hunter was at Collins at the time that the 
Collins PTO and the 310 were developed/marketed.
Hunter went to Iowa City where he was on the faculty.
(please correct me in this area)
His contribution was the Hunter Cyclemaster which was a very good 
copy of the collins pto even if it was in a "tin can".
to get all band coverage there were cascaded doubler stages.
Select the harmonic that you wanted and go from there.
I am very sure that someone with a beter memory than mine 
wil contribute much more.
And- don't forget the "Hunter Bandit" linear.
old jack

On Thu, 1 Apr 2004 07:39:34 -0800 (PST) Glen Zook <[email protected]>
writes:
> You are probably talking about the Hunter Cyclemaster
> 20A that came out in about 1948.  However, it
> originally did not have the 6146 tubes which came out
> in about 1954.  I don't know if production changed to
> the 6146 types or if the unit may have been modified
> at a later date.  It could have had a pair of 2E26
> tubes which would allow for use of the 6146 without
> any circuit changes since the tube bases are
> identical.
> 
> I have never used one, but I remember one sitting at
> Radio Distributing Company in South Bend, Indiana,
> when I was first licensed (1959) along with a National
> NC-2-40DT that I "lusted over" for several years!
> 
> Glen, K9STH
> 
> 
> --- Steve Uhrig <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Before becoming a novice, my Elmer gave me an old
> Hunter CW transmitter. It looked a bit like a Collins
> design, with a large knob in the center of the front
> for VFO, CW only, two 6146s, internal power supply,
> and a lid which hinged up. It was gray wrinkle 
> finished. I believe there was a 3 position switch with
> a black knob, for standby, spot and transmit.
> 
> =====
> Glen, K9STH
> 
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