- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Admiral (brand) Continental Radio & Television Co.; Chicago, IL
- Year
- 1938 ?
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 254659
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- alternative name: Continental Radio & TV
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 5 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- AC/DC-set / Either AC: 60 cycles, 105-125V or DC: 105-125 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 516-5L Ch= 5L - Admiral brand Continental
- Shape
- Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
- Notes
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The Admiral 516-5L is an AC/DC operated 5 tube BC band receiver. The BC band frequency tuning range is 535 - 1730kHz. Uses ballast tube L49B.
The 516 model was available with different cabinets that used different chassis and tube lineups:
Model Chassis Cabinet 516-5G 5G Brown bakelite 516-5L 5L Ivory plaskon
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 10 = 1939 and before (Riders 10-2, 10-7)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- Table Top Radios Vol. 4 Stein 2003 (page 38.)
- Author
- Model page created by Noemi Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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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