Postwar VHF Boosters

Postwar Television

Postwar VHF Boosters

Early Television

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Many of these were donated by Mark Nelson

Early sets had very poor sensitivity. If the set was located more than about 30 miles from a TV station, the picture would be snowy. RF boosters were often used to increase the sensitivity.

Early Television

Astatic

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Video Research Corp. (1946), tuning only channels 1-6.

Donated by Charles Harper of Paris, KY.

Early Television

RMS model SP-2. This booster is from 1946 or 1947, and tunes channels 1-13. It uses two 6AK5 tubes.

Early Television

Turner TV-2

Early Television

Regency DB-550

Early Television

Regency DB-410

Early Television

Blonder-Tongue B-24 2 way amplified splitter

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RMS SP-5

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Bogen BB-1

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Anchor

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National TVB-2

Early Television

Philco 45-1622

Early Television

Video Reseach Labs TVL

Donated by Chuck Azzalina

Early Television