• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Climax Radio & Television Co, Inc.; Chicago, IL

• Year
• 1937 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 35375

• • alternative name: Amplitron

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• Number of Tubes
• 7

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A7 6D6 76 6F5G 6G5 42 80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

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

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Emerald AC-60 - Climax Radio & Television Co,

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Notes

• The Emerald (1st Version) AC-60 is an AC operated, 7-tube, BC and SW band receiver.  This model that has magic eye tuning; model AC-61 is similar without magic eye tuning.

  Note that there are multiple models of the Emerald; some models may have different brands as noted:

  Model	Brand	Magic Eye	Notes
  Emerald (1st Version) AC-60	1	Y	Round Escutcheon; AC power transformer; 3 knobs
  Emerald (Type B) AHE	1	Y	Rectangular Escutcheon; pyramid-type tabs on top & bottom of escutcheon; AC/DC power direct to tube filaments with ballast tube; 3 knobs
  Emerald (Type B) AHE	2	Y	Rectangular Escutcheon; pyramid-type tabs on top & bottom of escutcheon; AC/DC power direct to tube filaments with ballast tube; 3 knobs
  UE65 Emerald	1	Y	Rectangular Escutcheon; no pyramid-type tabs; dial has added dark bands; AC/DC power direct to tube filaments with ballast tube; 3 knobs
  Baby Emerald	2	N	Rectangular Escutcheon; 2 knobs (Broadcast band only)

  1  Climax (sold by Climax Radio & Television Co., Inc.)
  2  general / TELEVISION (sold by General Television and Radio Corp.)

  This model's logo is Climax and manufactured by Climax Radio & Television Co., Inc., as noted on the rear plate with CX indicating manufactured by Climax.  

  See Climax Radio & Television Co., Inc. and General Television and Radio Corp. for additional details.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 8 = 1937 and before

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Machine Age to Jet Age II (page 81.)

• Other Models

• Here you find 133 models, 22 with images and 122 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Climax Radio & Television Co, Inc.; Chicago, IL