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Homemade Radio Transmitter
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- Title
- Homemade Radio Transmitter
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- Rokowhiria Ashburton Museum
- Collection
- Whakatere Heritage
- Description
This homemade radio transmitter, constructed circa 1930 by Vernon Philip Lovett of the Ashburton Branch of the New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (NZART), exemplifies early amateur radio experimentation. Built on a sturdy wooden base, the device integrates key components essential for radio transmission, including a prominent vacuum tube, an exposed copper coil, and a variable capacitor with a black tuning knob for frequency adjustment. At the front of the transmitter, a DC millia...
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- Image
- Date created
- 1930
- URL
- https://whakatereheritage.catalogaccess.com/objects/30713
- Related subjects
- AM&HS
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