• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1938

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 36991

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8G 6K6G 6U7G 6U7G 6Q7G 6K6G 6K6G 5Y3G

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

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 117 Volt

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

• Power out
• 5.5 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 818 Super 8 [With Pushbuttons] - Crosley Radio Corp.;

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 16.875 x 10.25 x 7.375 inch / 429 x 260 x 187 mm

• Notes

• Police-Band from 1.9-6.6 MHz = 158-45.5m; Shortwave from 6.4-22MHz = 47-13.5m

  The difference between the Crosley 817 and 818 is the pushbutton preset unit installed on the 818. Not present on the 817.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 10 = 1939 and before

• Mentioned in
• Machine Age to Jet Age III

• Other Models

• Here you find 1807 models, 1050 with images and 1301 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Crosley Radio Corp.; Cincinnati (OH)