CONAR Model 800 TV Camera
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CONAR MODEL 800 TV CAMERA

 

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We are always looking for more of these and parts, and ads and 
manuals and your personal experiences of using or building one!

 


And.... Another one! This camera is on display at SMECC

 

 WKYC WAS IN CLEVELAND... However this is not a broadcast grade camera... Hints?

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This particular camera also has a National Radio Institute tag on it. The Conar camera was offered with  one of their training programs in the 1960's.


 

 

And yes.... yet one more of them!

 


wpe4.gif (1265651 bytes)Vintage ad from a May 1966  Popular Mechanics Magazine.  This ad is from Conar Division of National Radio Institute.  This ad features the Conar Model 800 closed circuit TV Camera.  This includes vidicon tube, 25 mm f1.9 lens, cable, cabinet, and instructions for $209.50

Hundreds of uses in homes, schools, offices, plants, stores Available as kit or fully assembled - One year guarantee on all parts (90-day guarantee on vidicon tube) - NOTHING ELSE TO BUY! - Connects instantly to any TV set -  Operates up to 6 sets without amplifiers -

This versatile, high-quality, Conar Model 800 adds a new dimension to the electronic hobbyist's activities; provides the affordable answer for anyone needing an easy-to-use, reliable surveillance camera. At the low kit price of $209.50 ($259.50 assembled) you get everything you need to be operational. All you do is hook camera leads to antenna terminals on any standard TV set, turn to an unused channel (2 to 6) and switch it on! Use indoors or out at any distance up to 1,000 ft. A 150-watt bulb provides all the light you need indoors. Optional wide-angle and telephoto lenses and tripod available. Rush coupon for complete information. Easy monthly payment plan.


 

"The Conar Instruments Company of Washington, D.C. is a comparative latecomer to the kit business, since it first offered kits in 1962; yet it is not new in the electronics field. You see, Conar is an expansion of the National Radio Institute's student supply division that functioned primarily to supply test equipment to NRI students and graduates. In fact, the name 'Conar' is rather tortuously derived from the first letters of 'COmpany, NAtional Radio.' Conar was thus able to enter the market with a complete series of radio-TV test-equipment kits of proven design developed by NRI's technical staff. Presently, Conar offers about twenty different kits with more in the developmental stage Some are rather unusual and exotic, such as their Model 800 closed-circuit TV camera kit that can be used with any TV set as a monitor and their metal locator kit that should go big with treasure hunters."

From: Bjorn Heyning's HEATH STORIES Supplement #1 HEATH STORIES #19 MEMOIRS AND ANTECEDENT ANTICS The Customer is Always Right - - Kit Sales Incidents Bill Wilkinson - KC0SVZ site http://www_heco.home.mindspring.com/wwheco2/hs_sup1.txt
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