• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1938

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 38787

• • alternative name: Emerson Television

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 6D6 6C6 25L6 25Z5

• Number of Transistors

• Semiconductors
• L55BG

• Main principle
• TRF without regeneration; 1 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 2 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 105-125 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Material
• Bakelite or Plastics (type unknown)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: BA199 Ch= BA - Emerson Radio & Phonograph

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 9 x 7 x 6 inch / 229 x 178 x 152 mm

• Notes

• This Emerson model BA199 receives BC (540-1725kHz) band only. According to Stein It was available in brown bakelite and ivory plastikon. See also the miniature replica from China and the other model version with long waves. The model with BC and long waves has a band switch at the rear.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 2.6 kg / 5 lb 11.6 oz (5.727 lb)

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 9 = 1938 and before

• Mentioned in
• A Flick of the Switch 1930-1950 (Machine Age to J(1-2) Stein 98)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (6th edition)

• 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