Fiver DeLuxe Ch= 517 Table Model

• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1936–1938

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 82799

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8G 6U7G 6Q7G 6K6G 5Y3

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

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

• 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 DeLuxe Ch= 517 [Table Model] - Crosley Radio Corp.;

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 10.875 x 12.5 x 6.81 inch / 276 x 318 x 173 mm

• Notes

• See: the same Crosley chassis was used for models 517 Fiver deLuxe Comact (late), Fiver DeLuxe Table model (upright), Fiver Compact with Bakelite louver front and the Fiver DeLuxe Console. Not to confuse with the Fiver Console which has a slightly different chassis with push buttons like the different cabinets: "Chairside Fiver" in black wrinkle, brown wrinkle and walnut and the other models with the same "Quiktune Dial" like the table model for $24.

  The ad "The standout values in radio for 1938" from Fall 1937 shows the following models: Console 1117 early and late, console "Dynatrol Eleven" 1127, chairside model "Dynatrol Six" 617 and low profile table radio model 817, all with 4 knobs. Table model Super Six 637 and Crosley Fiver (DeLuxe) with 3 knobs, the Fiver Roamio (A157) with two knobs and three versions of a "Fiver" Chairside model: 567-M, 567-N and 567-P. Models 1127 and 617 have "Dynatral Electric Tuning" with push buttons.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 4.4 kg / 9 lb 11.1 oz (9.692 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 22.95 USD

• Source of data
• Machine Age to Jet Age II

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

• Mentioned in
• Radio Collector`s Guide 1921-1932

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 88.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Crosley Folder No. 1918, 1938 for Season 1937/38.

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Table Top Radios Vol. 4 Stein 2003 (page 72.)

• Author
• Model page created by Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• 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)