6BT6 Ch= 6B
Fairbanks, Morse & Co.; Chicago (IL)
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Fairbanks, Morse & Co.; Chicago (IL)
- Year
- 1937/1938
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 248861
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- alternative name: FMC
- Brand: Welco
Picture from Fairbanks Morse 1938 Catalog
Fairbanks-Morse Advertise 1938
Picture from Fairbanks Morse 1938 Catalog
Picture from Fairbanks Morse 1938 Catalog
- Number of Tubes
- 6
- Valves / Tubes
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
- Power type and voltage
- AC/DC-set / Either AC: 50-60 cycles, 110 or DC: 110 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 6BT6 Ch= 6B - Fairbanks, Morse & Co.;
- Shape
- Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 13.375 x 8.625 x 6.375 inch / 340 x 219 x 162 mm
- Notes
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The Fairbanks Morse 6BT6 is an 6 tube, AC/DC operated BC and SW band receiver. Has 4" tuning dial with a 11:1 tuning ratio. Also has Copper chassis, AGC and tone control. All Walnut rubbed Cabinet.
Band Frequency Ranges are as follows:
BC Band......................540 - 1750kHz
SW Band....................2.26 - 8.3MHzNOTE: 6B is the chassis number and NOT the model number.
- Price in first year of sale
- 29.95 USD !
- Mentioned in
- Fairbanks Morse 1938 Catalog
- Literature/Schematics (3)
- Machine Age to Jet Age III (Page 93)
- Literature/Schematics (4)
- Radio Today (and Television) (June 1937, page 117)
- Author
- Model page created by Franz Scharner. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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Here you find 147 models, 87 with images and 117 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
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