• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Admiral (brand) Continental Radio & Television Co.; Chicago, IL

• Year
• 1957 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 83709

• • alternative name: Continental Radio & TV

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• Number of Transistors
• 4

• Semiconductors
• 2N219 2N218 2N218 2N217

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 1 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Storage and/or dry batteries / AA: 4 x 1.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 2.75 inch = 7 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 4P24 Ch= 4P2 - Admiral brand Continental

• Shape
• Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 146 x 87 x 45 mm / 5.7 x 3.4 x 1.8 inch

• Notes

• Admiral model 4P24 is a battery operated portable transistorized receiver. Admiral model 4P24. Made in USA. AM only.  Four 1.5 volt batteries. Metal, wire handle.

  See also 4P21, 4P22, 4P28 which are different only in color.

• Price in first year of sale
• 75.00 $

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 18, 1958

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Collector's Guide To TrR1 Bunis trans.94 (Model info on page 8)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Transistor Radios (Model info on page 14)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 374 Folder 1 dated 10-57)

• Author
• Model page created by Egon Penker. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 3211 models, 1322 with images and 2578 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Admiral (brand) Continental Radio & Television Co.; Chicago, IL