Air Chief S7400-5 *The Georgian" with Capehart-Farnsworth player

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

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  • Year
  • 1941/1942
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 40739

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 13
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz
  • Tuned circuits
  • 7 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Details
  • Changer (Record changer)
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • 2 Loudspeakers
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Air Chief S7400-5 *The Georgian" with Capehart-Farnsworth player - Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
  • Shape
  • Console with Push Buttons.
  • Notes

  • The Air Chief models S-7400-4 and S-7400-5 "The Georgian" have a Farnsworth-Capehart record changer with "air cushion drop", built in loop antenna, Push-button tuning and dual speakers, the bass with 14*. Both models are the same except the wood. Mahogany with the suffix -4 and Walnut with -5. Bush button tuning for 6 stations. Plays up to 12 records 10* or 12*. Rotatable loop antenna "Powerscope" plus a short wave antenna.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 198.50 $
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 13 = 1942 and before
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Riders 13-30, 31, 32

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