• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Fada Radio & Electric Co.; Long Island (NY)

• Year
• 1954 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 252477

• • alternative name: Andrea-Radio || Nater, Henri, Atlanta-Radio; Zürich

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BE6 12BA6 12AT6 50C5 35W4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 105-125 = 117 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Power out
• 2 W (max.)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 550W - Fada Radio & Electric Co.;

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 8.25 x 5.75 x 5.15 inch / 210 x 146 x 131 mm

• Notes

• The Fada models 550 have an Alnico V Dynamic Speaker and a "Fadascope" (Fada-Scope) loop antenna. Power consumption is 30 watts with line voltage surge arrester. Tuning range 530 to 1680 kc (566 to 184 metres). Illustrated slide rule dial with ruby fluorescent glow pointer and large easy to read numbers. Reduction drive tuning with ratio 9 to 1. The model 550 is similar to Fada 855.

  The Fada model 550 was available as model 550V in ivory, as model 550E  in ebony and as model 550W in walnut. The same documents show also models 200, P86 and models 660.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 3.75 lb (3 lb 12 oz) / 1.703 kg

• Source of data
• -- Original-techn. papers.

• Author
• Model page created by Ernst Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 762 models, 452 with images and 533 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Fada Radio & Electric Co.; Long Island (NY)