• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. (Air Chief & Roamer, Airchief); Akron (OH)

• Year
• 1946/1947

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 40615

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12SA7 12SK7 12SQ7 35L6GT 35Z5GT

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 30 Watts, 117 Volt

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

• Power out
• 1 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Air Chief 4-A-2 "Commentator" code 297-6-LMU-143 - Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 10 x 7 x 7 inch / 254 x 178 x 178 mm

• Notes

• The Firestone Air Chief has a built in ferrite 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 15 = 1947 and before

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 480 models, 313 with images and 438 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. (Air Chief & Roamer, Airchief); Akron (OH)