• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1941–1943

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 47647

• • Brand: Airline or Air-Line

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 1R5 1T4 1S5 3S4 35Z5GT

• 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
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 1.5 & 58.5; 105-125 AC/DC Volt

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

• Power out
• 0.055 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Various materials

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Airline 14WG-538 Order= P462 A 1538 - Montgomery Ward & Co. Wards,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 9.25 x 6.25 x 3.25 inch / 235 x 159 x 83 mm

• Notes

• BC (528-1610 kHz) band. Loop antenna as first RF circuit. AC/DC operation allows 0.8 W undistorted power output.

  Metal cabinet covered with tan leather-like material. Same model but with 4 Tubes: Model 14WG-438.

• Price in first year of sale
• 15.95 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Mentioned in
• Rider's 13-47, 13-48

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Montgomery Ward Catalogs (Wards, Airline) (Fall/Winter 1942/43, No. 137, page 933.)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Montgomery Ward Catalogs (Wards, Airline) (Fall/Winter 1941/42, No. 135, page 866. Spring/Summer 1942, No. 136, page 703.)

• Other Models

• Here you find 2290 models, 1458 with images and 1788 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