Portable Radio Kit Y-766

Allied Radio Corp. (Knight, Roamer, Wextark); Chicago (IL)

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  • Year
  • 1957–1961 ?
  • Category
  • Kit (Parts plus instruction) or building instructions only
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 272196

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Valves / Tubes
  • Number of Transistors
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Batteries / addl. power jack / 1 x 9 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 3.5 inch = 8.9 cm
  • Material
  • Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Portable Radio Kit Y-766 - Allied Radio Corp. Knight,
  • Shape
  • Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 7.5 x 3.4 x 1.8 inch / 191 x 86 x 46 mm
  • Notes

  • This model had a spring-loaded, side-mounted handle. Later versions (about 1963 and after) had a top-mounted handle.

    A detailed description of the radio with schematic is included in "Understanding Transistors-Allied's Handbook of Transistor Fundamentals", Milton S. Kiver, 1960 ed on pages 56 and 57.

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 1.4 lb (1 lb 6.4 oz) / 0.636 kg
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 29.95 US
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • "Electronics Illustrated" Magazine, Nov. 1958, page 82
  • Literature/Schematics (2)
  • "Understanding Transistors-Allied's Handbook of Transistor Fundamentals", Milton S. Kiver,1960,pg56.
  • Author
  • Model page created by David Barker. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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