• 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
• 92239

• • 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
• AC/DC-set / Either: AC 50 to 60 cycles,117V or DC, 117 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• 2 Loudspeakers / Ø 3.5 inch = 8.9 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Y3523 Ch= 5L6 - Admiral brand Continental

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

• Notes

• The Admiral Y3523 is an AC/DC operated 5 tube BC band receiver. BC band frequency range is 535 to 1620kHz. Has Qty(2) 3.5" PM speakers. Cabinet color is White.

  The following models use the same schematic and cabinet but have different cabinet colors:

  Model Number	Cabinet Color
  Y3523	White
  Y3528	Green
  Y3529	Blue

  SAMS Photofact (Date 7-64, set 704, folder 5) list the Admiral models Y3513, Y3517 and Y3519 for chassis 5K6 plus Y3321A and Y3323A with chassis 5D6D plus models Y3523, Y3528 and Y3529 with chassis 5L6. All are AC-DC 5 tube AM receivers with 6 tuned circuits with a loop antenna. Within a chasis they differ only in color.
  
  Beitman Vol 25 of 1965 adds the following clock models which are similar to above: Models Y3543, Y3554, Y3557 and Y3559 with chassis 5D6E, Y3381A, Y3383A with chassis 5D6F and Y3564, Y3568, Y3569, Y3573, Y3577 and Y3579 with chassis 5M6. They are all AC 60 cycle 5 tube clock radios with the same schematic except the clock wiring.
  
  Beitman shows that chassis 5D6E, 5K6 and 5M6 use one loudspeaker (T3) with 4" diameter. Chassis 5D6D and 5D6F use two loudspeakers in series (T4) and chassis 5L6 two in parallel (T5). It shows also four different dial stringings like for 5M6, 5D6D, 5D6F and 5L6 (missing 5K6 and 5D6E). There is a different "Precision wired system, 114E356-1 in 5K6 and 5L6 and 14E356-2 in 5D6D, 5D6E and 5D6F.
  
  For more information on the Y-models including colors see this link.

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 25, 1965

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 7-64, Set 704, Folder 5, title copy)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Admiral Datasheet S976 Dated 11/63)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 25, 1965 (Page 5)

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 3186 models, 1323 with images and 2553 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