[BC] Sparta/Marti/Vega/Altec

[Jay Braswell]

> 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.

AFAIK, Altec "took over" the console business from Western Electric. The 
Altec 230 closely resembles the WE-26.

I have an Altec...which looks like a 250. While I'm not completely sure of 
the history of this board, I have been led to believe that this is the 
original board from WGKA(AM-FM)/Atlanta, later sold to 
WLBA(AM)-WWQT(FM)/Gainesville, Georgia. Apparently, the board was customized 
by Baker Audio in Atlanta. It is a stereo board...not dual mono. It does not 
offer the ability to "key" the pots anyway but on or off (and only the mic 
and remote pots have a key switch...the others have start and stop buttons, 
with an "on" indicator lamp). The mixers (10) are pre-designated...that is, 
the faceplate has the intended inputs "monogramed" on it...Left Turntable, 
Left Cart, Left Tape, Control Room Microphone, etc.