1561 Ch= 15-W

General Household Utilities Co. (Grunow); Chicago Ill.

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  • Year
  • 1936/1937
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 291017
    • Brand: Grunow (trade name)

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 15
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Long Wave and 2 x Short Wave.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • 3 Loudspeakers
  • Power out
  • 15 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 1561 Ch= 15-W - General Household Utilities Co
  • Shape
  • Console with any shape - in general
  • Notes

  • The Grunow model 1561 Teledial is a High Fidelity Receiver with 15 metal tubes, 15 watt output, 3 speaker; high and low frequency channels (separate power stage and speaker). AFC. Receives 540 all the way up to 70,000 kc., high fidelity, Teledial. The model 1561 incorporates a selectable IF "fidelity" control for increased station selectivity and tone, as well as STANDARD or DIAL tuning with AFC (automatic frequency control). The cabinet is of full figured butt walnut panels of stiped California walnut, with an Oriental Walnut border and an antique gold stripe around base. Like the model 1297 it has 5 vertical grill bars, but with other cabinet differences. The chassis has a great, fully illuminated dial with a floating 3D effect and different colored band indicators that light up near each band’s area of the dial.

    Same chassis as model 1541.

  • Author
  • Model page created by Rodney Boleyn. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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