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Heathkit FMO-1 1960 - Oscillator The Heathkit FMO-1 test oscillator was designed to provide a signal source for the alignment and troubleshooting of FM recievers and tuners.

2 Valves: 6U8
Alternating Current supply (AC): 105-125 Volt
Variable 10,7 MHz sweep, 200 kHz to over 1 MHz.
Switch selection of 90, 100, & 107 MHz signals.

The Heath Company was founded as an airline in 1911 by Edward Bayard Heath.
In 1935, Howard Anthony buys the company, which was bankrupt, and produces aircraft accessories.
With the end of World War II the company moved into the electronics industry.
In 1947 it produced the O1 oscilloscope, considered to be Heath Company's first kit.
Between 1947 and 1992 the company became known for the manufacture and sale of electronic kits (Heathkits).

Also in 1960

  • 30 of June - Congo gains independence from Belgium.
  • 12 of October - Television viewers in Japan unexpectedly witness the assassination of Inejiro Asanuma, leader of the Japan Socialist Party, when he is stabbed and killed during a live broadcast.
  • 11 of May - In Buenos Aires, Argentina, four Israeli Mossad agents capture fugitive Nazi Adolf Eichmann who is living under the alias of Ricardo Klement.