Saw this online this morning. Looks like 4 tubes glowing in one of the pics. Not sure if just CB or HF. Thought it was cool. Says Lafayette on the meter and Japan.
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Old BearCat Tube linear amplifier
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The cabinet was a catalog product made by a company called "Bud Radio".
Whoever built it used enough care to get the switches and control placed along a straight line. The cheesier home-brew amplifiers won't.
The Lafayette meter was also a part listed in their catalog made in Japan.
No idea who built this one. This brand never surfaced around here.
73
Whoever built it used enough care to get the switches and control placed along a straight line. The cheesier home-brew amplifiers won't.
The Lafayette meter was also a part listed in their catalog made in Japan.
No idea who built this one. This brand never surfaced around here.
73
I just finished rebuilding one I picked up yesterday. Very rugged and well built. 1 12at7 keying tube and 4 6jsc tubes. These are all final with no driver circuit. Someone up-graded with a 4w or 10w toggle on the back. Very Old Amp. Transformer wires are silver with the asbestos cloth. With a small driver, I was impressed. Great keeper for my antique glass tubers.
Same here. I rebuilt the power supply and retubed on mine. Very tuff and well built 10/11 meter band amp. I've driven mine with 100 or so watts pep. dead key at two watts from the radio. It's a keeper as well! 73's