B-280

Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New York (NY)

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  • Year
  • 1942
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 165884
    • alternative name: Wholesale Radio

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 11
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
  • Details
  • Changer (Record changer)
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110 - 120 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent or electro-dynamic (moving coil), system not known yet. / Ø 12 inch = 30.5 cm
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: B-280 - Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New
  • Shape
  • Console with any shape - in general
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 30.5 x 33.25 x 17.5 inch / 775 x 845 x 445 mm
  • Notes
  • The Lafayette model B-280 has two tuning bands: Broadcast 535 to 1600 kc and 5.35 to 18.3 mc for SW (16.4 to 56 meters) - the same chassis as model B-275 but in a Chippendale cabinet. 3-gang tuning condenser. Automatic button tuning for any 6 stations in the broadcasting band, easy to reset from the front. Built in "High Q" loop antenna for Broadcast and counterpoise type antenna for SW. Tone control, AVC. Walnut cabinet with 4 knobs. Push-pull output.

    See details or summaries about Lafayette Radio Catalog no. 87 "Victory".
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 110.00 $
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Lafayette Radio Catalog (Lafayette catalog no. 87 "Victory", page 7. See also the other no. 87.)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Ernst Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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