• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1941/1942

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 44625

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• Number of Tubes
• 14

• Valves / Tubes
• 6SK7 6SA7 6AC7 6AC7 6U5 6H6 6SJ7 6H6 6SF5 6SF5 6J5 6V6GT 6V6GT 5Y3G

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 465/4300 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 8 AM circuit(s)     10 FM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, 2 Short Wave plus FM or UHF.

• Details
• Changer (Record changer)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / Two versions: 40 or 60 cycles 105 - 125 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 718-FMX - Howard Radio Company; Chicago,

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• Notes
• The Howard model 718-FMX (see sticker), also called 718-FM series X, has a tuning eye, push-pull audio amplifier with bass enhancement. It has a turntable from Webster Chicago and a Jensen loudspeaker. Power consumption is 115 watts plus record changer. Broadcast 550 - 1700 kc, SW: 1,7 - 5.5 mc and 5.5 - 18 mc plus FM 41 to 50 mc. Careful, Howard made the first models 718 with 12 tubes and without FM - like the consoles 718 (1940), 718C (1941, walnut console, upper front rectangular dial) and 718APC (radiogram with inner right front slide rule dial, inner left phono, doors) with the same 6 buttons but 4 knobs in a row. This is the FM chassis with 14 tubes and 5 knobs (2 and 3) which can be found at least in the consoles 718FM (console, upper front slide rule dial - Slusser names 4 knobs ...), 718FMC, 718FMX and 718XFMA. The sticker of the 718 FMX shows two 6AC7 with a bigger heater current etc. instead of the 6SK7. See information about the whole family 718.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 13 = 1942 and before

• Mentioned in
• The Complete Price Guide to Antique Radios: Pre-War Consoles

• 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