• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1950 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 47566

• • Brand: Airline or Air-Line

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BE6 12AT6 or 12AV6 50C5 35W4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 4 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 117V = 105 -125 Volt

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

• Power out
• 0.62 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 05GCB-1540A "Rudolph" - Montgomery Ward & Co. Wards,

• Shape
• Design Radio or Novelty / Gadget - fancy or unusual shape.

• Notes

• Airline model 05GCB-1540A is an AC-DC operated superheterodyne receiver with loop antenna. Schematic indicates that you can use 12AT6 or 12AV6 for the det, avc & audio amp.
  See also the "brother model": Airline 05GCB-1541A "Lone Ranger"

   

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 22, covering 1951

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (7th Edition)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 131, folder 2, dated 5-51)

• Other Models

• Here you find 2290 models, 1459 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