• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Howard Radio Company; Chicago, IL

• Year
• 1948

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 44565

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12AT7 12BE6 12BA6 12AT6 50L6

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 21350/455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)     3 FM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (BC) and FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 105-120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 474 - Howard Radio Company; Chicago,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 9.25 x 6 x 5.25 inch / 235 x 152 x 133 mm

• Notes
• BC (540 - 1600 kHz) and FM (88 - 108 MHz) bands. Superregenerative circuit for FM. Selenium rectifier

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 17 = 1948 and before

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 32, Folder 482-12)

• Other Models

• Here you find 354 models, 153 with images and 214 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Howard Radio Company; Chicago, IL