B-17 All-Wave

Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New York (NY)

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  • Year
  • 1934–1936
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 160123
    • alternative name: Wholesale Radio

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 7
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; 2 AF stage(s)
  • 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 8 inch = 20.3 cm
  • Power out
  • 10 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: B-17 All-Wave - Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New
  • Shape
  • Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 20.5 x 37 x 12.25 inch / 521 x 940 x 311 mm
  • Notes
  • The Lafayette catalog calls this model B-17 All Wave Custom-Built as console, A-16 All-Wave as mantel radio and B-15 as chassis incl. loudspeaker. The All-Wave is a 7 tube AC 3 band Superhet which has an RF amplifier (tube 6D6) for all waves. Wave length is 18,300 - 5,800 kc (16.4 - 51.7 m), 5,800 - 1,700 kc ((51.7 - 176.4 m) and 1,750 - 530 kc (171.4 - 566 m). The models are not listed at Rider's. They have a "Triple Indicator Airplane Dial", Automatic Volume Control (AVC), continuously variable tone control. Sensivity is between 2 and 8 microvolts per meter. They can be had for 220 volts for addl. $ 2.50.

    The B-17 console has a list price of $ 85.00 and Lafayette asks for $ 42.50, the mantel B-16 $ 69.90, Lafayette price $ 34.95. The model Lafayette B-15 chassis and loudspeaker has a list price of $ 63.00 and the Lafayette price is $ 31.50 including tubes. See details for the models of this catalog or summaries.
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 43.00 $
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Lafayette Radio Catalog (Lafayette catalog no. 57 for 1935, page 13 and Lafayette catalog no. 59 for 1936, page 12 and 13.)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Ernst Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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