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Dialing in an Early Victory: HP 205A

An HP 205A oscillator being tested by Dave Packard. Enlarge
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Date: 1940

The 205A, seen here being tested by Dave Packard, was higher power than the company’s original 200A oscillator. With the demand for radio equipment soon to come from World War II, it was perhaps Hewlett-Packard’s most successful product of its first decade.

Tags: 1940 • 1940s • Dave Packard • Oscillator • World War II

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