• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Farnsworth Television & Radio Corp. - see also Capehart

• Year
• 1950/1951

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 35087

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BE6 12BA6 12AV6 50C5 35W4

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

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 60 Hz, 117V = 110 -120 Volt

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

• Power out
• 1.5 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Capehart TC-20 Ch= C-297 - Farnsworth Television & Radio

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Clock ((Alarm-) Clock Radio).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12.4 x 5.4 x 5.5 inch / 315 x 137 x 140 mm

• Notes

• The model Capehart TC-20 with chassis C-297 is made by Capehart-Farnsworth Corp. It is an AC operated broadcast receiver with electric clock with alarm and auto time set.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 22, covering 1951

• Mentioned in
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965 (Machine Age to J.Vol.2 Stein 97)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 11, 1951 (+ Photofact Date 5-51, set 132, folder 4)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 132, folder 4, dated 5-51)

• Other Models

• Here you find 400 models, 284 with images and 327 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Farnsworth Television & Radio Corp. - see also Capehart