Explor-Air 4-Band Receiver Kit KT-135
Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New York (NY)
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New York (NY)
- Year
- 1959
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 266821
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- alternative name: Wholesale Radio
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- Number of Tubes
- 3
- Main principle
- TRF with regeneration
- Wave bands
- Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.
- Power type and voltage
- AC/DC-set / 50-60 cycles, 105-125 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm
- Material
- Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Explor-Air 4-Band Receiver Kit KT-135 - Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New
- Shape
- Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 10 x 7 x 5 inch / 254 x 178 x 127 mm
- Notes
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Lafayette Explor-Air 4-Band Receiver Kit KT-135. Cabinet was optional.
Optional cabinet was priced at $2.75 when first sold.
For more details on this model and others, see:
"Those 3-Tube, Band-Switched, Regenerative Kits From Allied, Lafayette, Burstein-Applebee, and Heathkit", R.Post, in May 2024 issue of The Spectrum Monitor pages 16-21.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 5 lb 0 oz (5 lb) / 2.270 kg
- Price in first year of sale
- 18.50 USD
- Mentioned in
- Lafayette Radio Catalog (Main Catalog 1959 page 97)
- Author
- Model page created by Wayne Childress. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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Collections
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