Boonton Radio Corporation, founded in 1934, manufactured test instruments.

History

Early history

The company was founded in 1934 by William D. Loughlin and others in Boonton, New Jersey. The company developed and manufactured many innovative instruments, the most significant (and earliest) being the Q meter. The instruments they developed were mostly used for measuring for radio technology.[1]

Hewlett-Packard

In 1959, Hewlett-Packard purchased Boonton Radio Corporation as a "wholly owned subsidiary"[1] and continued to sell a number of its products, including the RX meter.[2] Boonton Radio Corporation was the second acquisition HP made.

References

  1. ^ a b Boonton Q-Meter Type 160-A, 1946 — HP Virtual Museum
  2. ^ Mislanghe, Marc. "Direct Measurement of Impedance". Quick Tour - From Vacuum Tube to Transistor. HP Memory Project. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
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