• Year
  • 1941
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 254526
    • alternative name: Continental Radio & TV

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 5 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Details
  • Record Player (perh.Changer)
  • 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
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 54-XJ55 Ch= XJ55 - Admiral brand Continental
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
  • Notes
  • The Admiral 54-XJ55 is an AC/DC operated, 5 tube combination BC/SW receiver and phonograph. The BC band frequency range is 535 - 1630kHz.  The SW band frequency range is 2.8 - 6.58MHz.

    Note: The reference "Table Top Radios Vol 4" mistakenly state that the radio in this model has 1 band when it actually has 2 bands.

  • Author
  • Model page created by Noemi Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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