• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Adams-Morgan Co. (AMCO); Upper Montclair, N.J

• Year
• 1922/1923

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 31197

• Number of Tubes
• 1

• Valves / Tubes
• UV200

• Main principle
• TRF with regeneration

• Tuned circuits
• 1 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Storage and/or dry batteries

• Loudspeaker
• - For headphones or amp.

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Paragon RD5 - Adams-Morgan Co. AMCO; Upper

• Shape
• Tablemodel, Box - most often with Lid (NOT slant panel).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 21 x 7.5 x 8 inch / 533 x 191 x 203 mm

• Notes
• Adams-Morgan Co. brought out in November 1922, electrically nearly identical to the popular RA-10 the RD-5 incorporated the detector tube inside the receiver cabinet. A separate two stage amp the A-2 was sold to boost the output to drive a horn speaker. The 10R RF amp was added six months later to boost sales but they never reached the levels of the RA-10.

• Price in first year of sale
• 75.00 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Radio Collector`s Guide 1921-1932

• Mentioned in
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Radio Broadcast, Jul. 1923, p. 263

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Radio Manufacturers of the 1920s, Vol 1

• Other Models

• Here you find 64 models, 56 with images and 3 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Adams-Morgan Co. (AMCO); Upper Montclair, N.J