• Year
  • 1938/1939
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 38814
    • alternative name: Emerson Television

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 Technical Specifications

  • 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 (MW), Police, sometimes also early TV (75-200m).
  • Details
  • Record Player (perh.Changer)
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105-125 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: BL-218 Ch= BL - Emerson Radio & Phonograph
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, Box - most often with Lid (NOT slant panel).
  • Notes
  • BC (540-1580kHz) and TROP (1580-4200kHz) bands. Ingraham cabinet.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 69.95 $
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 10 = 1939 and before
  • Literature/Schematics (3)
  • Emerson Folder Form. 39-22, 2-39 for 1939.

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