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OBA/8 Outside Broadcast amplifier, 1938. Full BBC number is OBA/8/737. The OBA/8 was developed for radio outside broadcasts in the late 1930s. It was used extensively for both radio and early TV OBs and continued in service well after its successor (OBA/9) was introduced.
Details
- Category:
- Television
- Collection:
- BBC Heritage Collection
- Object Number:
- 2012-5118/249
- Materials:
- metal (unknown), plastic (unidentified), glass and electronic components
- Measurements:
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overall: 240 mm x 485 mm x 255 mm, 16.5 kg
- type:
- amplifier
