Airline 258 Order= P462 C 258

Montgomery Ward & Co. (Wards, Airline); Chicago, IL

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  • Year
  • 1938
  • Category
  • Car Radio, perhaps also + sound player/recorder
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 47937
    • Brand: Airline or Air-Line

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 175 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 6.3 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm
  • Power out
  • 6 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Airline 258 Order= P462 C 258 - Montgomery Ward & Co. Wards,
  • Shape
  • Chassis only or for «building in»
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 7.375 x 10.5 x 6.25 inch / 187 x 267 x 159 mm
  • Notes

  • Speaker options were 5 1/4", 6", any combination of the two or two 6" that were mounted in the dashboard, roof or both. The 258 set was later made with circuit changes and sold as Series B, C and D.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 31.95 $
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 14 = 1944 = before 1943
  • Mentioned in
  • Rider's 14-57, 14-58

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