[Clegg] Clegg Thor 6 and Thor Six and Thor VI - - really?

[manualman]

Of course, one could also ask why the Venus wasn't called Venus 6 or
Venus VI, or Venus Six. Then what's the significance of the name for the
Clegg "22'er" or "66'er" or Clegg "99'er". Why not the Clegg 2'er or
Clegg 6'er? What's the significance of "99"? Then, there's the back of my
brain cry, "who cares". Back in my corporate days as a project and
product marketing manager, I also had the pleasure of interfacing with
the group that did product coding and naming. Back in the "good old days"
I suspect the process was far less refined.

Pete, wa2cwa
http://www.manualman.com


On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:46:16 -0400 "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
writes:
> Interestingly though, they did use the word 'SIX' on the Apollo Six
> amp, mate to the Venus. Go figure.
> 
> I figured you'd have the dope on this, Pete. Must be quite a
> repository of early VHF info you have there.
> 
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4
> 
> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 12:26 AM, manualman <manualman at juno.com> 
> wrote:
> > There was no Thor Six. Clegg Laboratories used Thor VI and Thor 6
> > interchangeably in their manual and ad copy. Many of the ads 
> headlined
> > "THOR VI" and the text sometimes read The Thor VI and sometimes is 
> said
> > Thor 6. "Thor 6" was the shorten ad hype for Thor 6 Meter 
> Transceiver.
> > The very early ad fly sheets (I think there was only one which I 
> have)
> > that were sent to dealers only said Thor VI and the picture showed 
> Thor
> > VI printed on the front panel. Amateur Net price in that ad was 
> $349.95.
> > But, that was preproduction stuff. There were errors in the text 
> and tube
> > lineup and count were incorrect. Your Thor 6 tube lineup below is
> > correct. Note: to be really correct, you also need to list the 
> tubes in
> > the power supply/modulator. My drawings for both the transceiver 
> and
> > power supply/modulator are dated February 1963. There was also a 
> drawing
> > update in August 1963. I believe the first ads to hit the 
> magazines were
> > in January or February 1963.
> >
> > Pete, wa2cwa
> > http://www.manualman.com
>