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Harvey Radio Labs., Harvey - Wells; Brookline, Southbridge, MA

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Name: Harvey Radio Labs., Harvey - Wells; Brookline, Southbridge, MA    (USA)  
Abbreviation: harvey-wel
Products: Model types
Summary:

Harvey Radio Laboratories
12 Boylston St., Brookline, MA
Harvey-Wells
Southbridge, MA (1940)

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 -
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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.

This manufacturer was suggested by Martin Bösch.


Some models:
Country Year Name 1st Tube Notes
USA  49 Crystal Microphone Preamplifier CMA-50 6AU6  External CMA-50 Crystal Microphone Preamplifier for use with Harvey-Wells Bandmaster trans... 
USA  49 Vibrator Power Supply VPS-50    
USA  55 Fixed Station Speaker FS-1   FS-1 Fixed Station Speaker for use with the T-90 transmitter, and R9 and R9-A receivers.&n... 
USA  55 Mobile Speaker MS-1   Mobile Speaker MS-1 for use with T-90 transmitter, and R-9 and R9-A receivers. 
USA  55 Vibrator Power Supply VPS-R9   Vibrator power supply VPS-R9 for use with R9 and R9-A receivers.   
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 transmitters. Delivers 300 V... 
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, DP... 

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Further details for this manufacturer by the members (rmfiorg):

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