• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Nova-Tech, Manhattan Beach, CA

• Year
• 1964

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 128685

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Transistors
• 8

• Semiconductors
• 2SA286 2SA160 2SA155 2SA155 2SA160 2SB111 2SB221 2SB221

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Long Wave and Short Wave.

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / AA 4 x 1,5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Pilot Pal Direction Finder 3 Band - Nova-Tech, Manhattan Beach, CA

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 220 x 150 x 70 mm / 8.7 x 5.9 x 2.8 inch

• Notes

• Direction finder; RF-stage; black leather, silver front. Predecessor of Nova-Pal.
  
  Récepteur gonio, étage HF accordé, cadre orientable utilisable en Alidade - Ampéremetre intégré pour le lever doute - étrier support servant de poignée - livré avec sacoche en cuir - boitier en opkastique noir et grille de façade argentée

  Made in Japan

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 1.1 kg / 2 lb 6.8 oz (2.423 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 530.00 FF

• Source of data
• - - Manufacturers Literature

• Mentioned in
• Funkschau (11/1965, S. 289, 290)

• Author
• Model page created by Jean Claude Pigeon † 2008. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 13 models, 13 with images and 5 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Nova-Tech, Manhattan Beach, CA