• Year
  • 1930/1931
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 47736
    • Brand: Airline or Air-Line

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 8
  • Main principle
  • TRF without regeneration; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 4 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 117 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 10 inch = 25.4 cm
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Airline 2955 Order= 662 G 2955 - Montgomery Ward & Co. Wards,
  • Shape
  • Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 28 x 46.375 x 14.5 inch / 711 x 1178 x 368 mm
  • Notes
  • Push-pull audio amplifier. See also model 2955X.  

    The clock is very much like an automobile clock.  It uses a relay and solenoid to tension a coil spring every 30 seconds or so and has a separate transformer that plugs into the radio chassis.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 125.00 $
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 1 = 1931/1934 (for 1919-1931)
  • Mentioned in
  • Rider's 3-16

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