• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1951/1952

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 31267

• • 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) / 60 Hz, 117V = 110 -120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Material
• Bakelite or Plastics (type unknown)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 5L23 Ch= 5L2 - Admiral brand Continental

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

• Notes

• The Admiral models 5L21 (color ebony), 5L22 (color mahagony) and 5L23 (color ivory) share the same chassis 5L2 and are AC operated superheterodyne receivers with electric alarm clock. See also Beitman and SAMS Photofact date 2-52, set 160, folder 1.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 23 (last), covering up to 1954

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 2-52, set 160, folder 1 copy title + Beitman 1952)

• 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