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Old September 30th 06, 07:12 AM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
David Eduardo David Eduardo is offline
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Default CFRX 6070- an easy QSL


"David" wrote in message
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It's still really old, which was my point. Bauer did not sell many
transmitters in that era. The 701B was a derivative of a "quick and dirty"
model they built to fill the need of about 1,000 class IV stations for new
transmitters when the FCC authorized 1 kw for them. I think they sold
something like 300 at the time, which was quite amazing. The 701B was
simply
an old-technology high-level plate modulated transmitter using, if I
recall,
glass envelope tubes... maybe the 4-500A.

KXIV and KRIZ both used the 707, in the '60s. KUPD got a couple in
the early '70s I recall. 4-400As.


I understood the B model at some point used 4-500's due to the relatively
short life of the US built 4-400 from EIMAC, and the transmitter's inability
to use the European QB4-1100 (without major work), which lasted as much as
5,000 hours more than the 4-400A.

KUPD was 500 watts all through the 60's. I do not recall the 701B having a
power cutback in the stock model... must have been a modified 701 which was
sold as a 1 kw only rig for upgrading Class IV station.