• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Arvin, brand of Noblitt-Sparks Industries

• Year
• 1948/1949

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 32947

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 12SA7 12SQ7 50L6GT 35Z5GT

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 4 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 105-125 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Arvin 242T Ch= RE-251 - Arvin, brand of Noblitt-Sparks

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 165 x 125 x 100 mm / 6.5 x 4.9 x 3.9 inch

• Notes

• The Arvin Models 242T and 243T with chassis RE-251 from Noblitt Sparks Industries, Columbus, Ind. are AC-DC operated superheterodyne receivers with wire antenna. They have only 4 tuned circuits. There is no electrical difference between those models but the cabinet is Ivory or Yellow for 242T and Green or Red for 243T.

   

  Colours and material:

  Painted metal

  model 242T: red

  model 243T: yellow

  model 244T: green

  model 245T: ivory

  Karstadt Design.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 19 = 1949 and before

• Mentioned in
• Guide to Old Radios

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 09, 1949 (SAMS Photofact Date 12-48-4822-3, set 52 folder 3)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98 (page 37.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Table Top Radios Vol. 4 Stein 2003 (page 51.)

• Other Models

• Here you find 697 models, 487 with images and 556 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Arvin, brand of Noblitt-Sparks Industries