• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New York (NY)

• Year
• 1930/1931

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 162635

• • alternative name: Wholesale Radio

• Number of Tubes
• 9

• Valves / Tubes
• 224 227 224 224 224 224 245 245 280

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 175 kHz; 2 AF stage(s); Screengrid 1926-1935

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110 volt, also possible for 220 Volt

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

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 9 Tube Super-Heterodyne - Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New

• Shape
• Chassis only or for «building in»

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 20.5 x 7.5 x 10.5 inch / 521 x 191 x 267 mm

• Notes
• This is the first Superheterodyne Lafayette sells. The text runs as follows: "Today however, the problem of a single dial controlled, all electric operated super-heterodyne has been mastered by our engineers, and it is with justifiable pride that we present the Lafayette Super-Heterodyne - The Super of all Supers - The Super with no Harmonics." Sensitivity 1.5 microvilts per meter for cost to cost reception at all times, selectivity with "band with at 10,000 times normal input is "only" 30 kc wide". Receiving is 550 to 1500 kc.
  
  The chassis was sold for $ 45.00 (list $ 90.00) and with Magnavox Concert Dynamic Speaker less tubes did cost $ 54.50 (list price $ 115.00) and with complete set of RCA Radiotrons and Aerial Equipment for $ 69.75 (list price $ 141.60). For addl. $ 3.00 the models can be run on 220 Volt. The following models came with this chassis: S-204, 250 and C-2 Phono Combination. See picture details and see details and summaries for the models of this catalog 1931 (season 1930/31).

• Price in first year of sale
• 70.00 $ !

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Lafayette Radio Catalog (Lafayette Catalog 1931 for 1930/31, page 12-16.)

• Author
• Model page created by Ernst Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 1379 models, 1198 with images and 424 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New York (NY)