Battery Eight ("8") Ch= 143 (8-B-1)

Crosley Radio Corp.; Cincinnati (OH)

  • Year
  • 1933/1934
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 36236

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 8
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 181.5 kHz
  • Tuned circuits
  • 7 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage and/or dry batteries / 2 & 22.5 & 135 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Battery Eight Ch= 143 - Crosley Radio Corp.;
  • Shape
  • Table-Cathedral-Type (upright, round top or gothic arch, not rounded edges only).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 17 x 17.125 x 7.875 inch / 432 x 435 x 200 mm
  • Notes
  • 8-tube battery receiver (farm radio). Continuous tone and static control, push-pull output, neon dial lamp.

    The Crosley Service Supplement Index also lists chassis 8-B-1 in parenthesis for this model.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 47.50 $
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 4 = ca. 1934 and before
  • Mentioned in
  • - - Manufacturers Literature (Crosley Service Supplement Index, Suppl. 70)
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • - - Manufacturers Literature (Crosley Broadcaster 12, Nov. 15 1933)

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