165

• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Atwater Kent Mfg. Co.; Philadelphia, USA

• Year
• 1933

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 18419

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 57 58 2A6 2A5 80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 263 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (MW) and Tropical/Marine/Police Band(s) = 150-200m.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 165 - Atwater Kent Mfg. Co.;

• Shape
• Table-Cathedral-Type (upright, round top or gothic arch, not rounded edges only).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12 x 14.5 x 8 inch / 305 x 368 x 203 mm

• Notes

• Automatic Volume Control acting on grid of the IF amplifier.
  Gothic styled cabinet, fretwork on the grille, nickel-plated chassis.

  There is a Type 1 covered in Riders 4-2 and a Type 2 covered in Riders 5-9 with some parts changes.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 5.2 kg / 11 lb 7.3 oz (11.454 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 30.00 $

• External source of data
• E. Erb 3-907007-36-0

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (6th edition)

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 4 = ca. 1934 and before

• Mentioned in
• Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• A Blast from the Past (p.112)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 57.)

• Other Models

• Here you find 507 models, 330 with images and 332 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Atwater Kent Mfg. Co.; Philadelphia, USA