- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Admiral (brand) Continental Radio & Television Co.; Chicago, IL
- Year
- 1936/1937
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 133785
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- alternative name: Continental Radio & TV
Incorrect grille cloth
- Number of Tubes
- 12
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 456 kHz
- Tuned circuits
- 9 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: AM488 Ch= AM4 - Admiral brand Continental
- Shape
- Console with any shape - in general
- Notes
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The Admiral AM488 12 tube console features 3 continuous all-wave bands (540 to 18,000 kc). It has automatic volume control, automatic antenna tuning, and a push-pull output stage. The set has an 11" oval tuning dial.
It employs the Continental AM4 chassis.
- Price in first year of sale
- 99.50 $
- Source of data
- Pre-War Consoles
- Mentioned in
- Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (6th edition)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- The Complete Price Guide to Antique Radios: Pre-War Consoles
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- Radio Today (and Television) (1936-11)
- Author
- Model page created by Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014. 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
Collections
The model AM488 is part of the collections of the following members.