• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1932/1933

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 36239

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• Number of Tubes
• 9

• Valves / Tubes
• 58 57 58 58 56 89 46 46 82

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 181.5 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / Either transformer: 60 cycles, 110V or 25 cycles, 110V or 25 cycles, 220 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 146 "Senator" Ch= 146 - Crosley Radio Corp.;

• Shape
• Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 23.5 x 40 x 12.25 inch / 597 x 1016 x 311 mm

• Notes

• The Crosley 146 "Senator" is an AC operated 9 tube BC band receiver.  Has RF gain stage, two stage IF amplifier, active AVC circuit with sensitivity control and push pull audio output stage. BC band tuning range is 550 to 1750kHz. Crosley advertised that the Police Band could be received due to this extended BC Band range.

  Please note that some illustrations of this model show 3 knobs on the front panel, while others show 4 knobs.  Actual radio models have 4 knobs, which is supported by the Crosley parts list. The knobs are as follows: volume, tuning, selectivity and tone/power switch.

  From the 1932-33 Crosley News Brochure:  The exquisite stump walnut overlaid front panel is arched with beautiful burl maple.  The curved pilasters are panelled with stump walnut veneer and capped with cross straight-grained walnut veneer.  The apron has an overlay of burl maple.  The six reeded legs are beautifully turned and are capped with medallions.  The top and sides are finished in walnut and are hand rubbed.

  In many cases Crosley used the chassis number as the model number, and added a model name to some models to help distinguish versions that used common chassis. The 146 and 146-1 chassis are similar except that the 146 chassis drives a single speaker while the 146-1 chassis drives two speakers. Here are the models that used the 146 and 146-1 chassis versions:

  Model	Model Type	Chassis	Speakers
  146  "Senator"	Console	146	Qty(1)
  146  "Mayor"	Table Top	146	Qty(1)
  146-1  "Congressman"	Table Top	146-1	Qty(2)

  Quote from Dave McClellan: "The Crosley 146 from about 1932 is a 9-tube superhet with a tuned RF amplifier and two IF amplifier stages. It receives only the broadcast band - the figures are 55 - 150 on the scale. The chassis is very complex and features a sophisticated AVC system with sensitivity control, push-pull class B output stage, a tuning meter, choke input filter power supply with mercury vapor rectifier, and both 2.5 and 6.3 volt filament tubes!" We can add that the broadcast band is extended (compared to chassis 124) and received the police band also.

  There are 3 models associated with the 146 and 146-1 chassis that are not identified in the Crosley documentation, identified in this LINK.

• Price in first year of sale
• 63.00 $ !

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Radio Collector`s Guide 1921-1932

• Mentioned in
• Pre-War Consoles

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (The Crosley Service Bulletin No. 42 Dated Dec. 1, 1932)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Crosley Radio Service Manual (Crosley Radio Service Manual 1943 and Earlier, Page 191)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 3 = 1933 and before (Riders (Crosley) 3-23)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Crosley News Brochure, Dated June 1932)

• 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)