[BC] Sparta/Marti/Vega/Altec

[Glen Kippel]

On 12/30/06, Jerry Mathis 
<<mailto:thebeaver32 at gmail.com>thebeaver32 at gmail.com > wrote:
Did Sparta, Marti, Vega-Cetec, and Altec make broadcast transmitters?

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Sparta, yes -- their 707 1kW AM rig was very popular, especially the 
kit version, though they did make other transmitters.  Sparta, IIRC, 
took over some of its transmitter product lines from Fritz Bauer.  Of 
course, they made cart machines (with Viking mechanisms) and either 
rebadged or copies of the QRK or Russco turntables.  And 
consoles.  Their remote board with a small mixer and 2 turntables was 
fairly popular.

I don't know when Jim Lawrence got involved with Elcom-Bauer, and I 
never got around to asking him about it.  He was a really great guy, 
and an incredible engineer.

Marti?  RPU and STL transmitters/receivers only.

Cetec-Vega didn't make anything more powerful than wireless mic 
transmitters, IIRC.

Altec was and is strictly audio.  Didn't make much of a dent in the 
broadcast market, but was big in sound reinforcement for a long, long 
time.  The Altec A-7 horn speaker dominated the sound reinforcement 
market, especially theaters, for decades.  They also made mixers, 
compressors and power amps, easily recognized by their green 
faceplates.  Now Altec-Lansing is more known for computer speakers, 
though they make some for the installed-system market -- airport paging, etc.

P.S.  For computer speakers my favorite is the Klipsch ProMedia 
series.  Great sound.