AM-44 Commander

Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New York (NY)

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  • Year
  • 1934–1936
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 160121
    • alternative name: Wholesale Radio

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 10
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110 - also available for 220 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 10 inch = 25.4 cm
  • Power out
  • 10 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: AM-44 Commander - Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New
  • Shape
  • Chassis only or for «building in»
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 13.5 x 7 x 10.25 inch / 343 x 178 x 260 mm
  • Notes
  • The Lafayette catalog calls this model AM-45 Commander as console and AM-44 Commander as chassis incl. loudspeaker. The Commander is 10 tube AC 3 band Superhet which has an RF amplifier (tube 58) for the braodcasting band only. Wave length is 18 - 50, 75 - 200 m and 200 - 550 m. The models are not listed at Rider's. They have an "Airplane dial", Automatic Volume Control (AVC), continuously variable tone control and a push-pull-parallel output with the 4 tubes 45. Sensivity is better than 2 microvolts per meter and selectivity 64 kc at 10,000 times. They can be had for 220 volts for addl. $ 2.00 extra.

    The model Lafayette A-88 chassis and loudspeaker has a list price of $ 67.00 and the Lafayette price is $ 33.50 including tubes. See details for the models of this catalog or summaries.
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 34.00 $
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Lafayette Radio Catalog (Lafayette catalog no. 57 for 1935, page 11 and Lafayette catalog no. 59 for 1936, page 11.)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Ernst Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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