• Year
  • 1937
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 45939
    • alternative name: Wholesale Radio

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 7
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110 - also possible for 220 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: D-34 - Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 15.75 x 8.5 x 7.875 inch / 400 x 216 x 200 mm
  • Notes
  • Rider's 14-36 shows a drawing date March 18, 1937. The Lafayette model D-34 is a 7 tube superhet with "improved Airplane Dial in Giant size" of 4.5" x 4.5" - it is a thing of beauty, its gold background blending harmoniously with the andsomely grained walnut cabinet. ... 9-tube results". The D-34 has AVC, a tuning "Eye", quality tone contriol. The two bands cover 49 to 130 meters and 175 to 555 meters. Listprice $ 40.00 and Lafayette price $ 19.95. For addl. $ 2.00 the 220-volt AC opersation is possible. See details and summaries for the Lafayette catalog no. 68.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 20.00 $
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 14 = 1944 = before 1943
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Lafayette Radio Catalog (Lafayette Spring and Summer catalog no. 68 for 1937, page 114 (back cover).)

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