• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1950/1951

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 31253

• • alternative name: Continental Radio & TV

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BE6 12BA6 12AV6 50C5 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
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 50 cycles 110-120 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: 5G22/15 Ch= 5G2 - Admiral brand Continental

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Clock ((Alarm-) Clock Radio).

• Notes

• The SAMS Photofact lists the following Admiral models for the same chassis: 5G21, 5G21/15 (color = black); 5G22, 5G22/15 (brown); 5G23 and 5G23/15 (ivory) with chassis 5G2. The models differ only in color - but the .../15 models are for 50 cycles instead of 60 cycles AC mains.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 11, 1951

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 22 = covering 1951 (SAMS Photofact date 7-51, set 137, folder 2, title copy)

• Other Models

• Here you find 3211 models, 1323 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