• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Meissner Mfg. Div., Maguire Industries, Inc. (IL)

• Year
• 1952 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 46981

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 6BA6 12AT7 6BE6 6BA6 6BA6 6AL5 6AT6 6X5GT

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455/10700 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (BC) and FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 60 Hz, 117V = 110 -120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - For headphones or amp.

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 8BT AM-FM Tuner - Meissner Mfg. Div., Maguire

• Shape
• Chassis only or for «building in»

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 11.5 x 8 x 10 inch / 292 x 203 x 254 mm

• Notes

• The Meissner 8BT is an AC operated 8 tube AM and FM mono tuner.  Has input for phonograph and also a switched utility power outlet both on rear of chassis.

• Price in first year of sale
• 65.00 USD

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Mentioned in
• 1951 Newark Catalog No. 51

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 21 = Copyright 1950 (Pages 21-10 to 21-13)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 161, folder 5 dated 3-52)

• Other Models

• Here you find 74 models, 57 with images and 41 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Meissner Mfg. Div., Maguire Industries, Inc. (IL)