520 Ch= 120029 gold dial 180°, miniature tubes
Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corp.; New York, NY
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corp.; New York, NY
- Year
- 1946
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 238718
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- alternative name: Emerson Television
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- 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
- AC/DC-set / 105-125 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
- Material
- Catalin (a brand name for a thermosetting polymer popular in the 1930s and 1940s - a phenol formaldehyde resin - like Bakelite, but a two-stage process with a lot of work afterwards).
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 520 Ch= 120029 [gold dial 180°, miniature tubes] - Emerson Radio & Phonograph
- Shape
- Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 11 x 8 x 6.5 inch / 279 x 203 x 165 mm
- Notes
-
BC Band Tuning Range: 540-1620kHz. Built-in loop antenna. Chassis No.120029 has a 180° dial and metal or glass octal tubes. Ivory speaker grille with square or round holes.
There is also a version using Octal tubes.
- Price in first year of sale
- 35.00 $
- External source of data
- Ernst Erb
- Circuit diagram reference
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 16 = ca. 1948 and before
- Mentioned in
- Sideli: Classic Plastic Radios of the 1930´s and 1940´s
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (May 1946 page 97.)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- Emerson Radio and Television Service Manual (Page 11)
- Author
- Model page created by Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 2065 models, 1147 with images and 1621 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corp.; New York, NY
Collections
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