• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• DeWald Radio Mfg. Corp., Pierce Airo Inc.

• Year
• 1947/1948

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 37730

• • Brand: Pierce Airo

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 1R5 1T4 1S5 3V4

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

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Storage and/or dry batteries / 67.5, 1.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Material
• Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: B-400 - DeWald Radio Mfg. Corp.,

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 210 x 150 x 125 mm / 8.3 x 5.9 x 4.9 inch

• Notes
• Tuning 540 to 1700 kc. Two-tone leatherette case.

• Price in first year of sale
• 20.95 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (6th edition)

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 17 = 1948 and before

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 09, 1949

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (September 1947 page 72.)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 35, Date 3/48, Folder 485-3)

• Other Models

• Here you find 442 models, 195 with images and 344 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from DeWald Radio Mfg. Corp., Pierce Airo Inc.