UHF Converters in my collection

UHF Converters in my collection

Manufacturer	Model	Active Devices	Notes
Alliance	C2	6AF4, 6BK7	Brown plastic
Archer (Radio Shack)	15-1126	Transistor	Brown plastic (similar to Blonder Tongue BTX-111). Circa 1971.
Archer (Radio Shack)	15-1127	Transistor	Brown plastic (same as Channel Master 6708). 1972.
Astatic	CB1	6T4, 6J6, 6BQ7A	Metal, converter/booster
Astatic	UHF	6T4	Metal "mahogany" finish.
Blonder-Tongue	BT-70 Ampliverter	6AF4, 6ER5	Brown bakelite, channels 70-83 (translator channels) only
	BT-70B Ampliverter	6AF4, 6ER5	Beige, channels 70-83 (translator channels)
	99	6T4	Brown metal. Circa 1954. "For Class A signal areas."
	BTC-99	6AF4	Brown bakelite. Extremely common.
	BTC-99R	6AF4	Brown bakelite, with painted (?) chassis
	BTC-99S	6AF4	Beige plastic. 1962
	BTD-44	Tunnel (Esaki) Diode	Battery powered, light brown plastic. 1963.
	BTD-44A	Tunnel (Esaki) Diode	Battery powered, light brown plastic, with fancier wood-grain front panel.
	BTU-2 Ultraverter	6T4, 6AB4	Metal, brown. Their first home UHF converter, circa 1952.
	BTU-2B Ultraverter	6AF4, 6AB4	Brown bakelite. Circa 1953.
	BTU-2-BG	6AF4, 6ER5	(says BTU-2T on box)
	BTU-2R	6AF4, 6AB4	Brown bakelite. Very common.
	BTU-2S	6AF4A, 6ER5	Brown bakelite. Same as BTU-2R except tube types
	BTU-2T	6AF4, 6ER5	Beige plastic. 1962
	BTX-99B	Transistor	Beige plastic. 1967
	BTX-999	Transistor	Beige plastic. 1970
	BTX-11A	2 Transistors	Beige plastic, fine tuning control, circa 1967
	BTX-111	Transistor	Beige plastic
	BTX-666	Transistor	Brown plasic. Circa 1972
	BTX-66A	Transistor	Red plastic
	UTB-1 U-Boost	EC88/6DL4	Beige plastic, UHF booster. 10 dB gain. 1963.
Bogen	UCT	6AF4, 6BK7	Bakelite, brown. 1953
Cardwell	ES-1	6AF4, 6CB6	Wood cabinet (mahogany) Also available in blonde: Wanted!
Channel Master	6701	2 Nuvistors	"Fringe Area" model. Tan metal cabinet. 1963
	6702	Nuvistor	Tan metal cabinet. 1963
	6708	2 Transistors	"Amplified". Brown plastic (similar to Archer)
	6714	Transistor	Gray plastic, low profile
	6715 "Amplified"	Transistors	Gray plastic, low profile
	Convertenna	Transistor	Antennas part of cabinet design
Co-Ax	unknown	6AF4, 6GQ7, 6X4	Bakelite radio cabinet (Dewald 616) (same as Radio Receptor and others)
	"2482"?	6AF4, 6BK7	Big pointer dial, black fake-aligator fabric over wood cabinet
	"1372"?	6AF4, 6BK7	Big pointer dial, wood cabinet
Craig	Wavemaster	6AF4	Metal. Mounts on back of TV set, with knob pointing up.
Dumont	2151 (?)	6F4, 6AK5, 12AT7	Metal. Apparently a lab prototype.
Elgin	210	6AF4	Wood, open tuned lines
Energy Conversion Labs	EC-T3 Tranzverter	Transistor	plastic
	Mark IA	6AF4	Brown plastic
	Mark II	Transistor	Brown plastic - same as Mark I
Electro-Voice	3300	6AF4, 6BC5	Metal, 1953 (the Suburban?)
Electro-Voice	3400 Urban	6AF4	Metal, "by Harvey-Wells"
FADA	??	tubes	Cloth-covered wooden cabinet. Radio Receptor internals. Not in my collection. Wanted!
Finco	U-Vert 100	Transistor	Brown plastic (same as Gavin 501-B)
Finco	U-Vert 200	Transistor	Brown plastic cabinet, woodgrain panel, lighted dial, fine tuning control, AC outlet
Gavin	501-B	Transistor	Brown plastic (same as Finco U-Vert 100)
	502-B	Transistor	Brown plastic cabinet, woodgrain panel, lighted dial, fine tuning control, AC outlet
	503 Venus	Transistor	Brown plastic cabinet, metal panel, lighted dial, fine tuning control, AC outlet
	G-2	Nuvistor	Metal, rounded sides
	G-3	6CW4 (Nuvistor)	Beige metal cabinet, woodgrain panel. Looks like a Channel Master 6702
General Electric	UHF-101 Translator	6AF4, 12AT7	Very early (ca. 1952). Wood cabinet.
General Instrument	66	6AF4, 6CB6	Brown plastic (same as Philco 200U)
	TC-10	6DZ4	"Custom." Vinyl-covered metal
	TC-20	6DZ4	"Deluxe." Vinyl-covered metal
Granco	CTU	6AF4, 6BQ7A, 6X4	Wood & fabric
	LCU Star	6AF4, 6CB6	Bakelite, brown
	MTU Super	6AF4, 6BQ7,6X4	Brown metal cabinet. For 'Fringe Area' reception.
	SLU Challenger	6AF4, 6CB6	Circa 1956. "Mahogany" Brown plastic (also available in "sand" color).
	LUC	6AF4, 6CB6	Brown plastic. Looks like Jerrold FTC.
	UH2	6AF4	Brown plastic. Looks like RCA WR-21A.
Industrial Television Inc.	IT-170 Ultra-Tuner	6AF4, 6BQ7	Brown metal cabinet, reverse-painted dial. Similar to Granco MTU.
Jerrold	FTC Ultracon Deluxe	6AF4, 6CB6	Same as Granco LCU inside. Available in ivory and brown. Recessed slide rule dial. About 1958.
	TCU Ultracon	6AF4	Small, maroon plastic. Similar to Granco UH2.
	SVC560 Super Vista	6DV4 (Nuvistor), Transistor	Low profile, black plastic, metal front
	VC100 Vista	Nuvistor	Low profile, black plastic, metal front
	Ultra Vista	Nuvistor, transistor	Low profile, black plastic, metal front. For the Translator channels (70-83)
	Ultra Vista II	Transistor	Brown plastic, metal front.
	UTM-1 Tele-Mate	Transistor	Tan plastic, battery powered
JFD	CR1-J	Transistor	Gray plastic, slide rule dial
JFD	CR2-J Deluxe	Transistor	Brown plastic, slide rule dial, circa 1967
Johnson	156	2AF4	Metal, very plain.
	158	Transistor	Metal and plastic. Extraordinarily simple.
	256	Two 6GK5s	Metal, very plain.
Lafayette	TL-176	6DZ4	Metal cabinet
Lifetime	146	6AF4	Metal cabinet. Capacitor tuning.
Mall-Ex	unknown	6AF4, 6CB6	Wood cabinet, but with Mallory TV-101 innards.
Mallory	88	Tubes	Bakelite; about 25% smaller than the TV-101
Mallory	TV-101	6AF4, 6CB6	Bakelite, 1952; one of the classics!
Motorola	TC101 StrataTuner	6AF4, 6BK7	Wood, mahogany. 1953
Motorola	TC101B StrataTuner	6AF4, 6BK7	Wood, blonde ("bleached oak"). 1953
Philco	200U	6AF4, 6DB6	Brown (Same as G-I 66)
Philco	200X	6AF4, 6BQ7	Wood
Preferred	X100	6AF4, 6X4	Bakelite, brown. 1954. Uses Firestone 4-A-78 radio cabinet.
Radio Receptor	C1709-P	6AF4, 6BQ7, 6X4	Bakelite (same as Co-Ax and others)
RCA	U2	6BQ7, 6CB6	2 channels, metal
	U-70	6AF4, 5Y3, (2) 6CB6	Wood; big, top-of-the-line unit. Available in mahogany and blonde finishes. 1953
	WR-21A	6AF4	Plastic case (also seen as model 208E1)
	WR-22 A	6AF4, 6CB6	Plastic case, identical to Granco SLU
Regency	RC-53	6AF4	Brown plastic
Regency	RC-600	6AF4, 6BK7	Brown plastic, big dial, 1953
Rex	UC-1	6AF4, 6BC5	Metal cabinet with reverse-painted glass front panel
RME (Radio Mfg. Engineers)	200	6AF4, 6BC5	Metal cabinet (same as Electro-Voice 3300). 1953
RMS (Radio Merchandise Sales)	CR-2T	Transistors	Metal. Non-continuous dial.
	CR-2TW	Transistors	Metal, woodgrain
	CR-300	Transistors	Dark gray plastic, silver face. Horizontal dial.
	CR-880	Transistors	Black & chrome plastic --looks like a 1970s clock radio
	UF-880	Transistors	Brown plastic with wood trim. Similar to CR-880 but plainer.
Sarkes Tarzian	UTP-1B	6AF4	Metal cabinet, single channel, tunes channels 47-83
Silverline (General Instruments)	63	6AF4, 6CB6	Cloth covered wood, slide rule dial. 1952.
Silverline (General Instruments)	64-1-M, Ivory 64-1-M, Brown	6J6, 6CB6	Ivory or brown plastic, similar to G-I 66 externally, but with Radio Receptor chassis
Silvertone (Sears Roebuck & Co.)	6950	6AF4, 6CB6	Bakelite, slide rule dial. A rebranded Mallory TV-101. Sears catalog # 725.101-1
Silvertone (Sears Roebuck & Co.)	6969	6DZ4, 6CW4 (Nuvistor)	Plastic cabinet with metal front panel. A rebranded Winegard UC-200. 1963
Standard-Kollsman	A	6DZ4, 6DS4 (Nuvistor)	Beige, metal
Standard-Kollsman	TA	2 Transistors	Beige, metal. Appearance almost identical to model A.
Stromberg-Carlson	1	6AF4, 6BQ7	Very classy, green cloth over wood, controls on side
Sutco (Sutton Industries)	21A	6AF4, 6J6	Metal, converter/booster
	22B	6AF4,	Plastic, converter/booster
	37A	6AF4	Brown plastic, click-stop tuning
	unknown	6AF4, 6BG7	Large wooden cabinet, single dial
Sylvania	C31M	6AF4, 6X4	Large, early 1952 production, wood cabinet, slide rule dial. Mallory TV101 inside. Very like Philco 200X.
TeleRola	3349	Tube	Metal
Tel-Ray	101	Transistor	Metal
Turner	TV-3	6AF4, 6BQ7, 6X4	Brown plastic
Varicon	C	6AF4	Brown bakelite
Walsco	2000 "Imperial"	6AF4, 6BK7	Rare click-stop tuning. Available in brown bakelite or white plaskon.
Winegard	UC-200	6DZ4, 6CW4 (Nuvistor)	Brown plastic cabinet, metal face.

Updated August 13, 2023

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