• Year
  • 1936
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 258502
    • alternative name: Pilot Radio & Television || Pilot Radio and Tube || Pilot Radio Corporation

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 7
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Direct Current supply (DC)
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm
  • Power out
  • 3 W (undistorted)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 298 - Pilot Electric Mfg. Co. Radio
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 20 x 15.5 x 11.25 inch / 508 x 394 x 286 mm
  • Notes
  • Tuned 16 to 550 meters (18,000 to 545 KHz) in three bands. Walnut veneer. Two-speed tuning dial with 95:1 or 12:1 ratio. Socket for 10,000 ohm permanent magnet dynamic speaker and phono jack. Tuning beacon (6G5 tube).

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 39 lb (39 lb 0 oz) / 17.706 kg
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 79.50 USD
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Short Wave Craft November 1936 page 456.
  • Author
  • Model page created by Wayne Childress. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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