- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Halson Radio Mfg. Co.; New York City (NY)
- Year
- 1936 ?
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 126902
From my own.
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Number of Transistors
- Semiconductors
- L42B
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast (MW) and Tropical/Marine/Police Band(s) = 150-200m.
- Power type and voltage
- AC/DC-set / 115 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 50-R - Halson Radio Mfg. Co.; New
- Shape
- Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 300 x 280 x 18 mm / 11.8 x 11 x 0.7 inch
- Notes
-
Center round airplane dial surrounded by octagonal grille, two tone wood.
Notice that the L42B (listed as a tube) is a ballast "tube".
In the absence of the original schematics of this model, one can use the diagram of the model 50-X, which is very similar, and employs the same tube complement.
- Source of data
- Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (7th Edition)
- Mentioned in
- Machine Age to Jet Age II
- Author
- Model page created by Götz Linss † 27.06.21. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 106 models, 39 with images and 65 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Halson Radio Mfg. Co.; New York City (NY)
Collections
The model 50-R is part of the collections of the following members.