Y3109A Sonnet Ch= 5A6A

Admiral (brand) Continental Radio & Television Co.; Chicago, IL

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  • Year
  • 1963/1964
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 134274
    • alternative name: Continental Radio & TV

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • 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 4 inch = 10.2 cm
  • Material
  • Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Y3109A Sonnet Ch= 5A6A - Admiral brand Continental
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
  • Notes
  • SAMS Photofact date 12-63, set 671, folder 5 shows Admiral models Y3100A (magna grey), Y3104A (cameo pink), Y3107A (Brighton beige) and Y3109A (bryl blue) - all named Sonnet with chassis 5A6A - plus models Y3313 (ermine white) and Y3318 (tempra turquoise), both named Melody with chassis 5A6B. All are AC-DC 5 tube AM receivers with 6 tuned circuits with a loop antenna. Within a chasis they differ only in color. The case with feet of chassis 5A6A has two knobs: a right dial knob in lower front and a left lower volume knob over vertical grill bars.

    For more information on the Y-models including colors see this link.
  • Author
  • Model page created by Ernst Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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