[Amps] What's the story on these companies?

[Sam Carpenter]

I had a customer who was with HCJB Shortwave in Equator. If I remember
right, they had a transmitter manufacturing business as a result of them
building their own transmitters. I seem to remember that the facility was in
South Bend Indiana. I think they also built those amplifiers.

There is information on one of the boards somewhere. It might be worth doing
a google search using "transmitter shortwave" and HCJB. You may swerve into
something. Maybe the other guys can remember better than me or correct me,
but I think there is a connection there.

Sam 

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Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 12:45 AM
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Subject: Re: [Amps] What's the story on these companies?



On 5/9/2010 10:36 PM, Patrick wrote:
> Guys,
>
> what's the story on the companies that made the following amps?
>
> TRANSWORLD TW500A
> Metron
>
> who owned 'em? and why'd they go under?
>    
They apparently were not widely known, successful, or poor advertisers.  
Although I have to say the name "Metron" sorta sounds familiar, I never 
heard of them.

So far what little I've found Transworld built the amp back in the early 
70's. The only comments http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/2832 I've 
found were all positive. The amp looks like a typical VHF,UHF solid 
state design, except it was meant for 160 through 10 meters. Suggested 
retail was $600  which would make  it between $1200 and $1800 in today's 
dollars.

There's a write up about it and Transworld in the amplifiers section of 
http://www.k0bg.com/amplifiers.html
which isn't quite so glowing.

Google is your friend... but you did get my curiosity up.

73

Roger (K8RI)
> thanks,
>
> -Chuck K8CPA
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