This website memorializes the life of this most important pioneer in the amateur radio industry and NMR (MRI). He did not seek publicity, but history needs to know about his genius and prolific life.
The first radio manufactured by the Harvey-Wells Electronics Co. was the model TBS-50, 80-2 Meter ham transmitter. Production year 1947. Later, three TBS-50 transmitter models were available, the TBS-50A with a three-tube preamp included, then the TBS-50B for CW only, the TBS-50C for carbon microphones, and the TBS-50D for crystal or high impedance dynamic microphones.
The TBS-50 has the following controls: Starting on the base, left to right: Band switch, Microphone Input and Key Input. Just above those is the Band/Xtal Range chart, and to the right, the Crystal/VFO ports. Above that the CW/Phone switch, Grid & Plate switch. Above that the Power On/Off Switch, Meter, and Transmit/Standby Switch. The top controls are the Drive dial 0-14, Plate dial 0-10, Load 0-10.
