[Test-Equipment] Beckman Frequency measuring system

Tom Frobase tfrobase at gmail.com
Wed Oct 21 08:46:06 EDT 2009


The radio is a 51J4 saw one for sale $800 at the Belton TX hamfest a
couple of weeks ago ... Tom, N3LLL

On 10/21/09, Dave Brown <tractorb at ihug.co.nz> wrote:
> Looking for information re a Beckman frequency measuring setup that is
> basically a rebadged Collins receiver  (51J series-not sure just which
> model- any suggestions?) and two associated units. One is called a
> 'Translator' and has a scope for zero beat display plus a speaker and
> is full of tube electroincs. The other unit had a frequency readout
> made of neons and a quartz frequency std etc. This latter unit is
> missing now but the system is still quite useable with a HP 5245L
> frequency counter as a replacement.
>  A couple of pictures here -
>  http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~tractorb/beckman/
> Particularly interested to find out when this system was on the market
> (suspect early to mid- 1950s) and any info re price etc. Scans of
> catalog info would be especially welcome, as would system specs and
> pictures of the missing display etc.
>
> DaveB, ZL3FJ
>
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