• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1961

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 86584

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• Number of Transistors
• 6

• Semiconductors
• 2N194 2N94 2N233 2N1251 2N1059 2N1059 1N295

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

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 9 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 61R16 Ch= 1.61701 - Arvin, brand of Noblitt-Sparks

• Shape
• Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 2.25 x 4.25 x 1.4 inch / 57 x 108 x 36 mm

• Notes

• Vertical shirtpocket transistor.  US civil defense marks on station dial (on opposite side of dial from station numbers).

  Part of the "trilogy" of Arvin radios: 61R13 (red) or 23 (sunset), 61R16 (mint green) or 26 (green), and 61R19 (black pearl) or 29 (black).

   

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 22, 1962

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact TSM Transistor Radio Series SAMS (TSM-17, January 1963)

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

• 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