Pierce-Airo Battery Receiver

DeWald Radio Mfg. Corp., Pierce Airo Inc.

  • Year
  • 1929/1930
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 165444
    • Brand: Pierce Airo

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • Main principle
  • TRF without regeneration; 3 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 3 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage and/or dry batteries / 3 x 45 + 1 x 22,5 + 6 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Magnetic loudspeaker (reed) generic.
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Pierce-Airo Battery Receiver - DeWald Radio Mfg. Corp.,
  • Shape
  • Console, Highboy (legs > 50 %).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 25 x 42.75 x 15.25 inch / 635 x 1086 x 387 mm
  • Notes
  • The 6-tube Pierce-Airo Battery Receiver has single tuning control with illuninated die-cast drum. A Utah Magnetic Cone Speaker is built in. The model has two stages of radio frequency amplification, detector and two stages fo resistance coupled audio and one transformer coupled power audio.
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 60.00 $ !
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Lafayette Radio Catalog (Wholesale Radio Service Co. Inc. catalog 1930 for 1929/30, page 80.)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Ernst Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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