• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1951 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 131580

• • alternative name: Continental Radio & TV

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12SA7 12SK7 12SQ7 50L6GT 35Z5GT

• 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
• AC/DC-set / 117 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 5K14 Ch= 5K1 [Octal only] - Admiral brand Continental

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Notes

• Color=Mahogany and Gold. Built in loop antenna. There is also a variant which employs Octal and Loctal tubes.

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 22, covering 1951

• Author
• Model page created by Dirk Taekels. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 3186 models, 1323 with images and 2553 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