558 Ch= 120058

• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1948–1950

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 18597

• • alternative name: Emerson Television

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 1R5 1T4 1S5 3S4

• 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 / 1.5 & 67.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 3 inch = 7.6 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 558 Ch= 120058 - Emerson Radio & Phonograph

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 215 x 65 x 110 mm / 8.5 x 2.6 x 4.3 inch

• Notes

• BC (540-1600kHz) band. Choice of Ivory, Green or Black plastic case.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 1.5 kg / 3 lb 4.9 oz (3.304 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 34.95  $

• External source of data
• E. Erb 3-907007-36-0

• 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 Portable Radio in Amarican Life, by Michael Brian Schiffer

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 08, 1948

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Emerson Radio and Television Service Manual (Page 129)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Emerson Folder Form. 48-107, 10-47 for 1948, Folder 49-102, 8-48 for 1949. Folder for "New 1950".

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 31, Date 1/48, Folder 481-11)

• Picture reference
• Das Modell ist im «Radiokatalog» (Erb) abgebildet.

• 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