• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• American Electronics Co.; New York (NY)

• Year
• 1966

• Category
• Amateur Equipment (Other, but not Key)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 133940

• • Brand: Ameco

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• Number of Tubes
• 2

• Valves / Tubes
• 6KZ8 6KZ8

• Number of Transistors
• 2

• Semiconductors
• 2SC185 2SC185

• Wave bands
• VHF incl. FM and/or UHF (see notes for details)

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Storage batteries (perhaps also batteries) / 6 or 12 & 100-150 VDC or 117 AC Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - - No sound reproduction output.

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Ameco Variable Frequency Oscillator VFO-621 - American Electronics Co.; New

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 5 x 6 x 7.5 inch / 127 x 152 x 191 mm

• Notes

• The Ameco VFO-621 operates on the 6, 2 and 1.5 meter amateur bands. It will work with any transmitter using 8 MHz crystals. Can be used for mobile or base operation with supplied voltages of 6 or 12 & 100-150 VDC or 117 VAC.

  Annouced as "New" in the July 1966 issue of QST. That advertisement shows a slightly different front panel layout.

  Band	Frequencies
  A	50 - 52 MHz
  B	144 - 147 MHz
  C	147 - 148 MHz and 220 - 225 MHz

   

• Price in first year of sale
• 59.95 USD

• Source of data
• -- Original-techn. papers.

• Mentioned in
• QST (July 1966 page 119)

• Author
• Model page created by a member from A. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 22 models, 21 with images and 4 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from American Electronics Co.; New York (NY)