856 (early) Ch= 120274 Transistor

• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1956 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 107408

• • alternative name: Emerson Television

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 3

• Valves / Tubes
• 1V6 1AH4 1AJ5

• Number of Transistors
• 2

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 4 & 45 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 856 Ch= 120274 [Transistor] - Emerson Radio & Phonograph

• Shape
• Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 6 x 4 x 1.5 inch / 152 x 102 x 38 mm

• Notes
• The word "Transistor" was replaced by "Pocket Radio" on a later version, perhaps responding to industry criticism that it was misleading the public (after all, the radio had still three tubes).

• Mentioned in
• The Portable Radio in American Life

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 16, 1956 (Beitman refers to 838 with same chassis)

• Author
• Model page created by Peter Hoddow. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 2064 models, 1146 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