Fiver 516 516-BF variant 1 (common)

• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Crosley Radio Corp.; Cincinnati (OH)

• Year
• 1935–1937

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 36377

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6D6 6D6 76 6B5 80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 450 kHz; 1 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (MW), Police, sometimes also early TV (75-200m).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 100 - 125 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Fiver 516 516-BF [variant 1 ] - Crosley Radio Corp.;

• Shape
• Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.

• Notes

• Riders shows the models 516, 5516 and 6516 for the same schematic. The sticker for the tube layout in the sets show "Fiver" ... 516-BF, Model 529 = 5516-AH, Model 537 Console = 5516-MG and Model 525 = 6516-BB. On the 516-BF you find the plate with only "516" but also a stamp on the back of the cabinet: "6BF".
  
  There are at least two different forms of the grille of the cabinet. Since we don't know a difference for the model name we have created two variants. Please be careful where you place your pictures.

  The mentioned price was valid for season 36/37.

• Price in first year of sale
• 19.99 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 7 = 1936 and before

• Mentioned in
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98 (page 55.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 84.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Radio Today (and Television) (1936-11)

• Other Models

• Here you find 1791 models, 1048 with images and 1282 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Crosley Radio Corp.; Cincinnati (OH)