• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corp.; New York, NY

• Year
• 1947/1948

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 38575

• • alternative name: Emerson Television

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BE6 12BA6 12AT6 50B5 35W4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 105-125 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 540 Emersonette Ch= 120042 - Emerson Radio & Phonograph

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 160 x 120 x 85 mm / 6.3 x 4.7 x 3.3 inch

• Notes

• BC (540-1620kHz) band. Built-in loop antenna. Cabinet colors available are Black, Green, Red, Ivory and Walnut.

• Price in first year of sale
• 19.95 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (6th edition)

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 18 = 1949 and before

• Mentioned in
• Machine Age to Jet Age II (SAMS Photofact 20-10)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (January 1947 p. 5, May 1947 p. 47.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Emerson Radio and Television Service Manual (Page 95)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Emerson Folder for 1947. Folder Form. 48-107, 10-47 for 1948.

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Le Guide du Collectionneur TSF Biraud/Foster, Vol. I (page 169)

• Other Models

• Here you find 2080 models, 1148 with images and 1638 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corp.; New York, NY