1000 Bullet Octals / 7pin miniatures mixed

Fada Radio & Electric Co.; Long Island (NY)

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  • Year
  • 1946 ?
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 251648
    • alternative name: Andrea-Radio || Nater, Henri, Atlanta-Radio; Zürich

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 5 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • AC/DC-set / 117 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 10.2 cm = 4 inch
  • Material
  • Catalin (a brand name for a thermosetting polymer popular in the 1930s and 1940s - a phenol formaldehyde resin - like Bakelite, but a two-stage process with a lot of work afterwards).
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 1000 Bullet [Octals / 7pin miniatures mixed] - Fada Radio & Electric Co.;
  • Shape
  • Design Radio or Novelty / Gadget - fancy or unusual shape.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 267 x 165 x 127 mm / 10.5 x 6.5 x 5 inch
  • Notes

  • Cabinets in several gorgeous color combinations resembling precious stones.

    There are three chassis versions. The difference is in the tube complement, but there is no individual marking. We use the different tube base to distinguish.

    - the first issue employed octal tubes only.

    - the next issue has a mix of octals and 7pin miniatures

    - The last issue got 7pin miniatures only.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 35.50 USD
  • Author
  • Model page created by Peter Kahlich. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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