• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1963/1964

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 90494

• • alternative name: Continental Radio & TV

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 18FX6 18FW6 18FY6 34GD5 36AM3A

• 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
• 2 Loudspeakers

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Y3323 "Overture" Ch= 5D6B - Admiral brand Continental

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

• Notes
• Beitman 1964 and SAMS Photofact (Date 1-64, set 674, folder 4) combine the chassis 5D6A, 5D6B and 5D6C on one schematic. Beitman lists the following models for those chassis: Y3321, Y3323, Y3346, Y3353, Y3354, Y3359, Y3363, Y3364, Y3368, Y3376, Y3377, Y3379, Y3381 and Y3383.
  
  One of the differences is the loudspeaker M4 with a diameter of 4" for chassis 5D6A but 2 loudspeakers M5 (4") and M6 (3.5") combined for chassis 5D6B and 5D6C. Chassis 5D6A and 5D6C are for AC only and chassis 5D6B is without clock - for AC/DC with power supply 117 V (110-120) 60 cycles.
  
  Color of model Y3323 "Overture" is Ermine White, center round dial, right and left grille bars, feet, 2 knobs.
  
  For more information on the Y-models including colors see this link.

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 24, 1964

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (6th edition)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 1-64, set 674, folder 4 copy title)

• Author
• Model page created by Egon Penker. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 3163 models, 1330 with images and 2530 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