• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1959 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 68806

• • alternative name: Continental Radio & TV

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• Number of Transistors
• 7

• Semiconductors
• 2N411 2N412 2N409 2N410 2N406 2N406 2N405

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / AA: 4 x 1.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 2.75 inch = 7 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: All Transistor Long Range Super-7 708 - Admiral brand Continental

• Shape
• Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 5.69 x 3.38 x 1.81 inch / 145 x 86 x 46 mm

• Notes

• The following models are identical except for cabinet color.

  Model Number	Cabinet Color
  703	White
  708	Green

  The date code of the tuning capacitor shown in the picture is 902 i.e. second week of 1959.

• Price in first year of sale
• 35.00 $

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 20, 1960

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide To TrR1 Bunis trans.94 (1996, page11)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Ser 478 folder 5 date 3-60)

• Author
• Model page created by Trev Levick. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• 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