• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Farnsworth Television & Radio Corp. - see also Capehart

• Year
• 1940/1941

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 40091

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 6SK7 6SA7 6J5GT 6SK7 6SQ7 6SQ7 6K6GT 6X5GT

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 117 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 12 inch = 30.5 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: BC-82 - Farnsworth Television & Radio

• Shape
• Console with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 32.25 x 35 x 13.25 inch / 819 x 889 x 337 mm

• Notes

• Built in loop antenna.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 13 = 1942 and before

• Mentioned in
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Pre-War Consoles

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (January 1941.)

• Other Models

• Here you find 400 models, 284 with images and 327 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Farnsworth Television & Radio Corp. - see also Capehart