• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Montgomery Ward & Co. (Wards, Airline); Chicago, IL

• Year
• 1941/1942

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 47637

• • Brand: Airline or Air-Line

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 1R5 1T4 1S5 3S4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Storage and/or dry batteries / 1.5 & 58.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Power out
• 0.055 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Special material, described in the notes.

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Airline 14WG-438 Order= P462 A 1438 - Montgomery Ward & Co. Wards,

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 9.25 x 5.5 x 3.125 inch / 235 x 140 x 79 mm

• Notes

• BC (528-1610 kHz). Loop antenna as first RF circuit. Leatherette over a metal case. Plastic cover containing antenna.

  Same model but with 5 Tubes: Model 14WG-538.

• Price in first year of sale
• 13.95 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 13 = 1942 and before

• Mentioned in
• Rider's 13-42

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Montgomery Ward Catalogs (Wards, Airline) (Fall/Winter 1941/42, No. 135, page 866.)

• Other Models

• Here you find 2289 models, 1458 with images and 1786 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Montgomery Ward & Co. (Wards, Airline); Chicago, IL