• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corp.; New York, NY

• Year
• 1947/1948

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 38588

• • alternative name: Emerson Television

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 6SS7 12SA7 6SS7 12SQ7 50L6GT 35Z5GT

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; 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
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 550 Ch= 120006 [octal tubes] - Emerson Radio & Phonograph

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Notes

• BC Band Tuning Range: 540-1620kHz. Built-in loop antenna. Chassis No.120006 has Octal tubes. The Emerson model 512, 515, 516 and 550 use the same chassis - an older version and a newer. This is the older chassis of the Emerson model 550 with octal tubes.

• Price in first year of sale
• 29.95 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

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

• Mentioned in
• Machine Age to Jet Age III

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 15 = 1947 and before

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Emerson Radio and Television Service Manual (Page 36)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Emerson Folder for 1947, Folder Form. 48-107, 10-47 for 1948.

• Other Models

• Here you find 2068 models, 1146 with images and 1625 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