• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Allied Radio Corp. (Knight, Roamer, Wextark); Chicago (IL)

• Year
• 1938

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 32178

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8G 6K7G 6Q7G 6C5G 6G5 6K6G 6K6G 5Y4G

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 465 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110; 130; 150; 220; 250 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 12 inch = 30.5 cm

• Power out
• 7 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Knight 8 Tube AC Superhet B-10566 Code: Stamp - Allied Radio Corp. Knight,

• Shape
• Chassis only or for «building in»

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 13 x 9.25 x 8 inch / 330 x 235 x 203 mm

• Notes

• The Knight 8 Tube AC Superhet tunes in 3 bands from 16 to 52 meters, from 51 to 175 meters and from 175 to 550 meters.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 20 lb (20 lb 0 oz) / 9.080 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 68.50 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 11 = ca. 1940 and before

• Mentioned in
• Allied Radio Catalog (Knight) (Radios Leading Supply Guide 1938 p.12)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 12 = ca. 1941 and before

• Other Models

• Here you find 1035 models, 638 with images and 680 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Allied Radio Corp. (Knight, Roamer, Wextark); Chicago (IL)