Lafayette Receiver Model?

[novascotian]

I had the VHF high equivalent of the Micro P-50.... called the P-100. Brings back memories as it was my first radio actually built to receive VHF. I was thrilled to buy this in Seattle back in the 70's and move up from my multiband portable radio that had VHF as an add-on to shortwave bands and AM and FM broadcast. I never did use the crystal sockets due to the fact that I live in Canada and back then I don't think there were any lists of frequencies and that was long before the computer and the internet, so I just twiddled the dial and picked up whatever I stumbled on. Not much better than the multi-band but at least it had squelch which was a huge improvement.

This brings back great memories.. Now that I am thinking about this, I recall that maybe somewhere in between or around this time I also had something called a Tunaverter that somehow added on to another radio, can't recall just what, to receive desired frequencies. I hadn't thought of that in decades. Here is a link for the converter: http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/tompkins_tunaverter_1564.html

Thanks for reviving the memories!!!

 

[novascotian]

Just found my picture of the cover of the manual for my old radio... I have the actual manual around somewhere.. has a circuit diagram etc if I recall correctly. I have posted the photo on my site:
http://marscan.com/radiolafayette.jpg

 

[N8IAA]

Found a pic..

I have one of those in the shack, the PF-200A. One of my favorite oldies
Larry

 

[ronhl]

Fond memories going to the Lafayette store, bought my 10 ch crystal Regency there as well as cb radios, s-meters..ect. They made some nice stuff!! My dad had one those original RS Patrolman radio. Basically a transistor radio with a VHF Hi band, NO squelch so lots of static. I believe they made one for UHF band as well. He wasn't too thrilled this time of yr when the Xmas tree blinking lights played havoc on it. lol ����

 

[ronhl]

Used to spend hrs browsing thru the old Lafayette and Radio Shack catalogs each yr when they came out.

 

[n2pqq]

Used to spend hrs browsing thru the old Lafayette and Radio Shack catalogs each yr when they came out.

Now you can do it all over again,


Radio Shack Catalogs - General Catalogs

Allied can be found here

http://www.alliedcatalogs.com/catalogs_additional.html

 

[rcwallen]

What about Lafayette catalogs?

 

[pjtnascar]

Wow. Now the OP has an answer. Only took 7 years. LOL.

 

[Gilligan]

Is this the radio ?
RigPix Database - Lafayette - Micro P50

Yes, the Micro P-50 is the one. Thanks!

 

[NowhereMan66]

I take it that it had a tunable dial and were the crystal sockets inside or on the outside?

Sounds like my Lafayette JIL-200, it covers both VHF-Lo/Hi and has two crystal sockets. I think there is a picture of it here in the thread.

 

[NowhereMan66]

Found a pic..

Looks similar to my JIL-200.

DE KA3WRW