Name: | Harvey Radio Labs., Harvey - Wells; Brookline, Southbridge, MA (USA) |
Abbreviation: | harvey-wel |
Products: | Model types |
Summary: |
Harvey Radio Laboratories They produced low budget receivers, transceivers and transmitters for amateur and commercial use, among these was the "Bandmaster" transceivers of the late 1940s. |
Founded: | 1933 |
Closed: | 1968 |
Production: | 1933 - |
History: |
After his companion left the company, Clifford A. Harvey continued on his own, in 1933 Dick Mahler joined the Company.
The "Harvey Radio Labs" produced HF, VHF and UHF transceivers and transmitters as a low budget concurrent to Collins Radio Corp. Their equipment has been used by hams and commercial enterprises. In 1940 John Wells joined the company, the name was changed to "Harvey - Wells Electronics Company" in march 1940. They produced equipment used for police communication, civil defence and the Navy.
After the war, within a range of ham band transceivers, Harvey - Wells produced the TBS-50 "Bandmaster". The company didn't make the step to single sideband transmitting technique and numbers of sets sold dropped. In 1957, the company has been acquired by "Within Machine Works", the "Harvey Radio Labs" company still existed and became owner of broadcasting stations.
In 1940, the "Harvey - Wells" company has been sold by Mr Harvey to Frank Lyman, in 1944 as an offspring "Harvey of Cambridge" has been founded.
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This manufacturer was suggested by Martin Bösch.
Country | Year | Name | 1st Tube | Notes |
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USA | 49 | AC Power Pack APS-50 | 5U4G | AC Power supply for use with Bandmaster transmitters. Delivers 6.3 V (4 A) heaters and 42... |
USA | 49 | Dynamotor Supply DPS-50 | DC dynamotor power supply for mobile use matching Bandmaster tranmitters.Delivers 300 V (2... | |
USA | 49 | Bandmaster Deluxe TBS-50D | 6AQ5 | Transmitter, AM / CW, covers 80 - 2 m ham bands. Optional APS-50 mains power supply, DPS-... |
USA | 49 | Bandmaster Senior TBS-50C | 6AQ5 | Transmitter, AM / CW, covers 80 - 2 m ham bands. Optional APS-50 mains power supply or DP... |
USA | 58 | RG-9A | General coverage (540 - 32000 kHz) version of Harvey - Wells R-9A receiver, this receiver ... | |
USA | 56–58 | R-9A | 6BJ6 | Ham band receiver, covers 80 to 10 m ham bands, AM, CW (BFO). Matching the T-90 transceiv... |
USA | 49 | Bandmaster Junior TBS-50B | 6AQ5 | Transmitter, CW only, covers 80 - 2 m ham bands. Optional APS-50 mains power supply, DPS-... |
USA | 54–56 | R-9 9-Tube Receiver | 6BJ6 | Ham band receiver, covers 80 - 10 m ham bands, AM, CW (BFO); Matching the T-90 transceive... |
USA | 48–56 | Bandmaster VFO | 6AG7 | External VFO matching the Bandmaster ham transmitters TBS-50 C/D. The Bandmaster set is pl... |
USA | 48 | Station Monitor | Speaker with integrated 2 tube speech amplifier and CW monitoring tone. | |
USA | 47 | Bandmaster TBS-50 | Transmitter AM/CW, covers 80 - 2 m ham bands. Early Predecessor to more popular TBS-50C/D... | |
USA | 48 | Bandmaster TBS-50A | Transmitter, AM / CW, covers 80 - 2 m ham bands.Improved Version of TBS-50, integrated thr... |
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